Project Gutenberg 2015-03-21 Public domain in the USA. 51 Frye, James A. (James Albert) 1863 1933 Frye, James Albert Fables of Field and Staff The march of the forty thieves -- A tale of two towers -- One from the veteran -- Woodleigh, Q.M. -- The Kerwick Cup -- Officially reported -- Special orders, no. 49. E-text prepared by Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Fables of Field and Staff" by James A. Frye is a collection of whimsical fables likely written in the late 19th century. The book details the amusing and sometimes outrageous experiences of a volunteer infantry regiment during peacetime, bringing to life the camaraderie and peculiarities of military life. Through its narratives, it explores a series of events surrounding the characters within the regiment, including various officers and a veteran named Sam, who often serves as a storyteller. At the start of the book, the tone is set with a preface that hints at the jests and camaraderie intrinsic to military culture. As the narrative unfolds, we are introduced to the mundane yet humorous atmosphere of the regiment, where a solitary and sleepy room serves as the backdrop for conversations among officers. One officer, Bones, recounts an amusing tale involving a previous captain named Merrowbank, whose misguided belief in the divine protection of his regiment led to a comical inspection debacle, ultimately resulting in the company being mockingly referred to as "The Forty Thieves." This blend of humor, military life anecdotes, and unique characters invites readers to indulge in the light-hearted exploration of life within the ranks. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories, American Soldiers -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 262670 262452 2024-09-20T09:28:42.427035 2023-09-21T06:14:31.822602 text/html text/html 264455 2015-03-21T14:20:18 text/html 242391 2015-03-21T14:24:14 text/html application/zip 269883 2024-09-20T09:28:47.583018 application/epub+zip 266943 2024-09-20T09:28:43.507014 application/epub+zip 182083 2024-09-20T09:28:42.963027 application/epub+zip 345128 2024-09-20T09:28:50.728017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317110 2024-09-20T09:28:46.938028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232555 2022-09-22T05:11:07.825689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233418 233250 2024-09-20T09:28:41.858040 2023-09-21T06:14:31.220580 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 233561 2020-06-15T22:13:47 text/plain; charset=utf-8 92504 2020-06-15T22:13:47 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18565 2024-09-20T09:28:50.864977 application/rdf+xml 14499 2024-09-20T09:28:43.060020 image/jpeg 2632 2024-09-20T09:28:43.010034 image/jpeg 243188 2024-09-20T09:28:42.454030 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