Project Gutenberg 2021-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 84 Grant, James 1822 1887 Only an Ensign: A Tale of the Retreat from Cabul, Volume 2 (of 3) Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Al Haines "Only an Ensign: A Tale of the Retreat from Cabul, Volume 2" by James Grant is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the lives of British soldiers during the tumultuous period of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, focusing on the character of Denzil Devereaux, an ensign who finds his place within the challenges of military life and personal relationships amid escalating tensions in Afghanistan. The narrative is likely to explore themes of friendship, love, and the harsh realities of war. At the start of the narrative, the setting shifts from Cornwall to the British military cantonments outside Cabul. The young ensign Denzil is depicted as a competent soldier who has matured through his experiences in the Afghan campaigns. The opening portion introduces a variety of characters, including his fellow officers Waller and Polwhele and the alluring Rose Trecarrel, with whom Denzil shares a complicated romantic interest. Their interactions serve to build tension, as the backdrop of impending conflict looms large. The nascent love story emerges amid their discussions, all while the political situation grows increasingly perilous, setting the stage for both personal and wider military conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Afghan Wars -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 427520 427540 2024-12-26T10:38:25.163700 2023-09-27T10:35:58.690049 text/html text/html 433145 2021-01-10T23:12:25 text/html; charset=utf-8 242032 2024-12-26T10:38:30.668663 application/epub+zip 248880 2024-12-26T10:38:26.049916 application/epub+zip 243392 2024-12-26T10:38:25.676698 application/epub+zip 369979 2024-12-26T10:38:34.302690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355086 2024-12-26T10:38:30.291737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349972 2022-09-28T22:37:22.105972 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401831 401822 2024-12-26T10:38:24.449685 2023-09-27T10:35:57.935034 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 401483 2021-01-10T23:12:25 text/plain; charset=utf-8 17444 2024-12-26T10:38:34.434689 application/rdf+xml 16191 2024-12-26T10:38:25.756690 image/jpeg 2627 2024-12-26T10:38:25.716689 image/jpeg 231881 2024-12-26T10:38:25.202705 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