| Corporal Sam and Other Stories by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, Fiction, Fantasy, Action & Adventure Contributor(s): Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas (Author), Q. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1606642359 ISBN-13: 9781606642351 Publisher: Aegypan OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: "Our assault had been a muddle from the start. Delays, artillery-men who could not obey their orders to hold off firing, a signal that we never heard . . ." "And now it happened that the supporting companies of the Royals had no sooner cleared the trenches than their ranks shook under a fire of grape, -- and from our own guns. There was no cure but to dash through it and take the chances, while Major Frazer, waving his sword, called on his men to follow him at the double!" Tales of battles going awry, burglars prowling and bungling in shadows, and a desperate hand-to-hand struggle beside a midnight river are to be found in "Corporal Sam and Other Stories," by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch, Cornish author of adventure novels including "The Splendid Spur." |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Fantasy - General - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: 800 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 9" (0.57 lbs) 172 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas: - "Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1863 - 1944) was a Cornish writer who published using the pseudonym Q. Although a prolific novelist, he is remembered mainly for the monumental publication The Oxford Book Of English Verse 1250-1900 (later extended to 1918) and for his literary criticism. He influenced many who never met him, including American writer Helene Hanff, author of 84, Charing Cross Road and its sequel, Q's Legacy. His Oxford Book of English Verse was a favorite of John Mortimer's fictional character Horace Rumpole." |