Project Gutenberg 2014-06-12 Public domain in the USA. 47 Corbett, Julian Stafford 1854 1922 Corbett, Julian Stafford, Sir Monk English Men of Action Produced by sp1nd, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Monk" by Julian Stafford Corbett is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book revolves around the life of George Monk, a significant figure during the tumultuous periods of early 17th-century England, particularly the English Civil Wars. It details his rise as a soldier, the family background that influenced his career, and the broader political and military contexts of his time. The opening of the book sets the scene in September 1625, as young George Monk, a spirited and headstrong adolescent, finds himself embroiled in a confrontation with an under-sheriff just as the king prepares for a naval expedition against the Spanish. This episode reveals Monk's early propensities for valor and loyalty, deeply rooted in his family's military traditions and honor. His subsequent decision to join the military as a volunteer sets him on a path that intertwines with the key events of the era, laying the groundwork for his future as a pivotal military leader. The narrative captures not just Monk's personal journey, but also reflects on the larger conflicts shaping England's fate during the Civil War period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45951/45951-h/images/cover.jpg en Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670 DA Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 428514 428523 2024-09-19T09:03:56.053090 2023-09-20T05:25:47.776046 text/html text/html 429303 2014-06-12T14:32:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 257582 2014-06-12T14:32:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 281835 2024-09-19T09:04:02.151064 application/epub+zip 285730 2024-09-19T09:03:57.308059 application/epub+zip 222031 2024-09-19T09:03:56.603097 application/epub+zip 403045 2024-09-19T09:04:06.145035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367360 2024-09-19T09:04:01.543088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304303 2022-09-20T21:39:53.795820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392486 392287 2024-09-19T09:03:55.447103 2023-09-20T05:25:47.265044 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 392267 2014-06-12T14:32:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 148869 2014-06-12T14:32:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 392264 2014-06-12T14:32:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 148829 2014-06-12T14:32:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20429 2024-09-19T09:04:06.289019 application/rdf+xml 10053 2024-09-19T09:03:56.689079 image/jpeg 2214 2024-09-19T09:03:56.647086 image/jpeg 259198 2024-09-19T09:03:56.101114 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