The Military Sketch Book Vol 1 Of 2

Author : William Maginn
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ISBN 13 : 9781331015857
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (158 download)

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Download or read book The Military Sketch-Book, Vol. 2 of 2 written by William Maginn and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Military Sketch-Book, Vol. 2 of 2: Reminiscences of Seventeen Years in the Service Abroad and at Home "Make room, then, and let me have the next place to the hob," replied Jack. He was very soon accommodated with the desired seat; for Andrews was a good singer, and a still better storyteller: he had seen a great deal of service, although a young man, and from his uncommonly retentive memory could detail the most minute circumstances of his campaigns; he therefore was the very life of the guard-room; and the men of the regiment used to say, that if Jack Andrews and Corporal Callaghan were but along with them, they would not refuse two extra guards in the week. The fire was soon surrounded, and Peninsular Bob, the sergeant of the guard, bestirred himself from his snooze in the old arm chair, right in front of the hearth, to listen to the fine voice and admire the musical taste of Jack Andrews. "Why," said Jack, "the song of 'The Guerilla' is a very sweet thing, when sung by two voices; but without two it is not quite so good. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.