Project Gutenberg 2005-07-29 Public domain in the USA. 74 Strang, Herbert In Clive's Command: A Story of the Fight for India Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Martin Robb "In Clive's Command: A Story of the Fight for India" by Herbert Strang is a historical adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers on the character Desmond Burke, a young man whose aspirations to escape a constrained life on a farm collide with the grander historical events of British colonial expansion in India, particularly during the pivotal times of General Robert Clive's campaigns. Through adventure and intrigue, Burke seeks to carve his own path, inspired by Clive's feats in the East. The opening of the story introduces us to an autumn evening in 1754 in Market Drayton, where the local townsfolk gather to celebrate Colonel Clive, a hometown hero recently returned from India. Desmond Burke, a restless youth, defies his domineering older brother, Richard, to witness the festivities. He feels a powerful connection to Clive, whose exploits fuel his longing for adventure. However, Desmond's dreams are rapidly overshadowed by his difficult home life, characterized by bullying and oppression from Richard. The tension of their relationship becomes palpable, setting the stage for Desmond's eventual decision to leave home in pursuit of his ambitions, with the backdrop of Clive’s adventures as both an inspiration and an impetus for his own journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947 -- Fiction Clive, Robert Clive, Baron, 1725-1774 -- Fiction PR PZ Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Browsing: Fiction 812901 812837 2024-10-07T10:09:39.863625 2023-09-07T10:46:32.567267 text/html text/html 796393 2020-12-12T06:45:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 305363 2020-12-12T06:45:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 400812 2024-10-07T10:09:52.211572 application/epub+zip 412781 2024-10-07T10:09:43.677802 application/epub+zip 393016 2024-10-07T10:09:42.268621 application/epub+zip 746774 2024-10-07T10:09:59.191508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 713772 2024-10-07T10:09:51.248568 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 655329 2022-09-08T05:05:16.803410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 788262 788249 2024-10-07T10:09:38.033622 2023-09-07T10:46:30.992205 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 787998 2020-12-12T06:45:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 304997 2020-12-12T06:45:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20132 2024-10-07T10:09:59.320508 application/rdf+xml 17694 2024-10-07T10:09:42.832601 image/jpeg 3856 2024-10-07T10:09:42.546591 image/jpeg 394167 2024-10-07T10:09:39.934655 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Strang, Herbert, Mrs. en.wikipedia