Project Gutenberg 2011-06-23 Public domain in the USA. 79 Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis) 1876 1959 Gillett, Frank 1874 1927 Gillett, F. Gillett, Edward Frank The Dispatch-Riders: The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War Reading ease score: 73.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Al Haines "The Dispatch-Riders: The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War" by Percy F. Westerman is a historical adventure novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of World War I, the story follows two young British motorcyclists, Kenneth Everest and Rollo Barrington, who embark on a journey through France and Belgium just as the war is escalating. Their journey takes a thrilling turn as they become involved in military actions, demonstrating bravery and resourcefulness amidst the chaos of war. At the start of the narrative, Kenneth and Rollo are depicted as adventurous schoolboys eager to explore Europe on their motorbikes. They begin their journey in the picturesque Belgian town of Dinant, where they encounter news of the mobilization of the Belgian army and the impending war. As they decide to visit Kenneth's sister in Liège, they quickly realize the gravity of the situation when they engage in conversations with local military officials. Their decision to continue on to Liège despite warnings marks the beginning of their involvement in military operations and sets the stage for their transformation from carefree youths into active participants in the war effort as dispatch-riders for the Belgian army. The opening chapters establish a compelling mix of youthful adventure and the sobering realities of conflict, promising an engaging tale of courage and heroism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36500/36500-h/images/img-cover.jpg en Adventure stories World War, 1914-1918 -- Juvenile fiction Motorcycles -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text World War I Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 494465 487795 2024-10-15T12:35:48.047121 2023-09-16T05:35:10.390809 text/html text/html 480161 2021-01-07T20:42:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 492801 2021-01-07T20:42:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 514027 2024-10-15T12:35:54.782108 application/epub+zip 522787 2024-10-15T12:35:48.945189 application/epub+zip 242597 2024-10-15T12:35:48.477143 application/epub+zip 660482 2024-10-15T12:35:59.220552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 642322 2024-10-15T12:35:54.325086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362079 2022-09-16T15:51:31.446959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 447122 447118 2024-10-15T12:35:46.647125 2023-09-16T05:35:09.164820 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 446559 2021-01-07T20:42:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 169913 2021-01-07T20:42:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 446555 2021-01-07T20:42:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 169786 2021-01-07T20:42:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23095 2024-10-15T12:35:59.371542 application/rdf+xml 16222 2024-10-15T12:35:48.618096 image/jpeg 2845 2024-10-15T12:35:48.567121 image/jpeg 494886 2024-10-15T12:35:48.099155 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