Project Gutenberg 2009-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 57 Avery, Harold 1867 1943 Soldiers of the Queen Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Al Haines "Soldiers of the Queen" by Harold Avery is a historical novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story centers on the lives of young children, particularly highlighting the experiences of Valentine Fenleigh, his sisters, and their cousin Jack Fenleigh as they navigate childhood adventures, games, and family relationships against a backdrop of military themes and expectations of becoming soldiers. The opening of the book introduces the reader to a playful scene where Valentine and his sisters engage in mock battles with toy soldiers, reflecting a blend of innocence and preparation for future conflicts. The children are depicted in a cozy familial setting, under the nurturing watch of their Aunt Mabel, affectionately known as Queen Mab. As the narrative unfolds, it explores the dynamics between the children, setting the stage for Jack's character development and the conflicts that arise as they transition from the joyful innocence of childhood to the more serious ramifications of adulthood and familial tensions. The reader is left with a sense of whimsical adventure, tempered by hints of deeper emotional undertones and foreshadowing of future conflicts, particularly concerning Jack's character. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Soldiers -- Juvenile fiction Military camps -- Egypt -- Juvenile fiction Endowed public schools (Great Britain) -- Juvenile fiction School children -- England -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 430756 423988 2024-10-12T15:35:07.218681 2023-09-13T06:32:45.605124 text/html text/html 418131 2021-01-05T08:41:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 487359 2021-01-05T08:41:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 528322 2024-10-12T15:35:16.094589 application/epub+zip 536583 2024-10-12T15:35:09.734748 application/epub+zip 235646 2024-10-12T15:35:08.224651 application/epub+zip 711710 2024-10-12T15:35:20.589583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 698700 2024-10-12T15:35:15.072657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372832 2022-09-13T15:18:16.863910 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383997 383993 2024-10-12T15:35:05.739678 2023-09-13T06:32:44.549112 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 383885 2021-01-05T08:41:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 147351 2021-01-05T08:41:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 383876 2021-01-05T08:41:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 147327 2021-01-05T08:41:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21944 2024-10-12T15:35:20.997563 application/rdf+xml 12737 2024-10-12T15:35:08.797644 image/jpeg 3315 2024-10-12T15:35:08.510631 image/jpeg 516142 2024-10-12T15:35:07.272638 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 en.wikipedia