Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 67 Mundy, Talbot 1879 1940 Gribbon, William Lancaster The Winds of the World Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Avinash Kothare, Tom Allen, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Winds of the World" by Talbot Mundy is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. It explores themes of loyalty, war, and intrigue against the backdrop of British colonial India, focusing particularly on the relationships and tensions between British officers and Indian soldiers. The story begins with the disciplined life of Risaldar-Major Ranjoor Singh, a Sikh cavalry officer, as he navigates military exercises and the noticeable undercurrent of impending conflict. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Ranjoor Singh as he leads his squadron in a field exercise, all while the political atmosphere is thick with suspicion and the hint of war. Despite his physical discomfort from an old injury, Singh is attentive to his squadron, highlighting his deep commitment to his men. The plot thickens as rumors of Yasmini, a woman of mysterious charm and potential political significance, spread among the soldiers. As Singh covertly navigates his feelings for her, the tension of an impending upheaval grows. The opening sets the stage for a complex interplay of personal emotions and broader political stakes, hinting at an impending journey that intertwines personal loyalty and national duty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en India -- Fiction PR Text Adventure Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 357242 357109 2024-10-03T10:32:22.644558 2023-10-03T09:23:52.815609 text/html text/html 357235 357102 2024-10-03T10:32:22.934536 2023-10-03T09:23:53.004586 text/html text/html 199014 2024-10-03T10:32:30.281477 application/epub+zip 203187 2024-10-03T10:32:24.950519 application/epub+zip 203187 2024-10-03T10:32:23.691715 application/epub+zip 385805 2024-10-03T10:32:34.252486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358311 2024-10-03T10:32:29.457483 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314990 2022-09-03T13:19:53.112778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310653 310571 2024-10-03T10:32:22.221528 2023-10-03T09:23:52.511613 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 310898 2018-11-20T11:45:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118824 2018-11-20T11:45:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18962 2024-10-03T10:32:34.392466 application/rdf+xml 13530 2024-10-03T10:32:24.256519 image/jpeg 3929 2024-10-03T10:32:23.973510 image/jpeg 196346 2024-10-03T10:32:22.965535 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