Project Gutenberg 2014-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 70 Brereton, F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) 1872 1957 Brereton, Frederick Sadleir Rainey, W. (William) 1852 1936 Rainey, William Rainey, H. W. (H. William) Rainey, W. Jones of the 64th: A Tale of the Battles of Assaye and Laswaree E-text prepared by Rachel Oei, sp1nd, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Jones of the 64th: A Tale of the Battles of Assaye and Laswaree" by Colonel F. S. Brereton is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book follows the adventures of young Owen Jones as he transitions from a foundling and apprentice to a soldier in the British Army, amidst the backdrop of the British campaigns in India. Through the lens of warfare and personal battles, the story explores themes of courage, identity, and the hardships faced by those from humble beginnings. At the start of the story, we are introduced to the protagonist, Owen Jones, who is mistreated by his cruel master, Farmer Ransom. As a young boy, he endures physical abuse and longs for a better life. The narrative quickly escalates as Mr. Benjamin Halbut, a gentleman with connections to the East India Company, intervenes during a market scene to defend Owen. After a decisive fight with the farmer, Halbut takes Owen under his wing, leading to his enlistment in the army and a journey that hints at the potential discovery of his mysterious origins. This opening sets a tone of hope and adventure, drawing readers into Owen's world of transformation and challenge. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46313/46313-h/images/cover.jpg en Maratha War, 1803 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Fiction 572254 572041 2024-09-19T10:45:57.127420 2023-09-20T06:59:27.677777 text/html text/html 576404 2014-07-17T11:51:31 text/html 511213 2014-07-17T11:53:34 text/html application/zip 544606 2024-09-19T10:46:03.471413 application/epub+zip 551054 2024-09-19T10:45:57.947432 application/epub+zip 275981 2024-09-19T10:45:57.546431 application/epub+zip 721874 2024-09-19T10:46:08.410360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 674403 2024-09-19T10:46:03.060390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399637 2022-09-21T05:28:01.165551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528068 527889 2024-09-19T10:45:56.232413 2023-09-20T06:59:26.660783 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 527544 2014-07-17T11:47:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 195653 2014-07-17T11:47:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 527551 2014-07-17T11:47:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 195631 2014-07-17T11:47:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21295 2024-09-19T10:46:08.553345 application/rdf+xml 26536 2024-09-19T10:45:57.643411 image/jpeg 4188 2024-09-19T10:45:57.593422 image/jpeg 511041 2024-09-19T10:45:57.193400 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 en.wikipedia