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Beau Geste Online 7rTlS [Get free] Beau Geste Online [7rTlS.ebook] Beau Geste Pdf Free P.C. Wren *Download PDF | ePub | DOC | audiobook | ebooks Download Now Free Download Here Download eBook #95142 in Audible 2006-03-22Format: UnabridgedOriginal language:EnglishRunning time: 788 minutes | File size: 76.Mb P.C. Wren : Beau Geste before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised Beau Geste: 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. One of the All-Time Great Adventure BooksBy William MichelsonThis is a novel I first read in seventh grade, that is actually a better read decades later! It not only is a solid mystery and adventure; but for those who love the English language, it is loaded with subtle puns and plays on words. Considering the period in which it was written, there are some anachronistic words and phrases; but if you read it on a Kindle or other device with an online dictionary, it actually makes it more fun to read. Throw in the occasional French or Latin phrase and by the end of the book you've received quite an education! One caution - there is a bit of racism and jingoism typical of the English Empire during this period. But if you can get past that, it is a rollicking good adventure.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The Great Adventure Story—Worth the Read even without Garry CooperBy Brian Abel RagenBeau Geste is a ripping good yarn, well-written, well-plotted, thoroughly stirring. I would suggest it to mature readers as a great piece of escapist literature. I would also suggest that it is a good "boy's book"—and just as boys like good "girl's books," many girls will enjoy a tale like this one—with the proviso that the young person must be mature enough to understand that attitudes toward race and empire Wren assumes are—well, simply wrong.7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Duty and Honor Epitomized (Read Kindle Edition)By AndrewIf you have a young man in your house who's not keen on reading, get him this book. That said, it's not a juvenile book. With one of the all-time great opening chapters, it draws you into a thrilling story of adventure and, above all, honor.A French force speeding to relieve an embattled fortress finds its occupants all dead at their posts and fort's the commanding officer murdered, yet somehow the outpost remains unconquered. From this beginning, PC Wren weaves the story of how these strange events transpired, and their connection to the theft of a priceless Indian Sapphire. At the center of the tale are the Geste brothers, three heroes from another time--brave, tough, intelligent, funny, bound by duty and honor--and they are still worthy of our admiration. There is no glorification of violence here, nor any adolescent fantasies about indestructibility. The Geste brothers understand danger, yet they also understand the virtue and occasional necessity of maintaining a stiff upper lip (or even laughing) in the face of death. They are utterly devoted to each other and to upholding their gentlemanly honor--indeed, honor is at the center of the story. PC Wren writes with great verve, humor and humanity (excepting a few then-acceptable racial stereotypes). I was genuinely sorry to see it end.A note on the Kindle Edition: I read the Thomas C. Breuer version, which as far as I can tell is the only version currently available for the Kindle. The formatting is excellent, with an active table of contents. Books like this--out of print in hard copy or unavailable in affordable editions--make the Kindle worthwhile. For $3.99 you'll be hard-pressed to find a good hard copy. A column of French Legionnaires finds one of their fortresses manned by dead men. It looks like the sergeant was killed by one of his own troops. Who could have done it? A flashback then unravels the mystery of the three English Geste brothers. The brothers, orphaned early in life, are raised by an aunt. Their raucous youths are filled with the literature of adventure and ritualized horseplay centered around these myths and legends. So when the family's prized Blue Water sapphire turns up missing, each of the young men confesses to being the thief in order to protect the others, and one by one they head off to join the French Foreign Legion. The three brothers meet up in the deserts of Africa, where they fall under the command of the malevolent Sergeant Lejaune. Not content to merely be a martinet, Lejaune sets his sights on stealing the jewel, which rumor holds to be in the brothers' possession. Meanwhile, the unruly troops he commands are planning a mutiny, and the marauding Tauregs pin this badly outnumbered and bitterly divided unit of Legionnaires at Fort Zinderneuf. The ensuing drama plays itself out as the French forces battle overwhelming odds. Ultimately, only a handful of men survive to discover the truth behind the Blue Water's disappearance. A classic, rip-roaring tale of adventure! From the Publisher11 1.5-hour cassettesAbout the AuthorPercival Wren (1875-1941) was a British writer, mostly of adventure fiction, who is remembered best for Beau Geste, a much-filmed book involving the French Foreign Legion in North Africa, and its sequels, Beau Sabreur and Beau Ideal.A highly respected and enthusiastic audiobook narrator, David Case specialized in creating unique and interesting character voices. [7rTlS.ebook] Beau Geste By P.C. Wren PDF [7rTlS.ebook] Beau Geste By P.C. Wren Epub [7rTlS.ebook] Beau Geste By P.C. Wren Ebook [7rTlS.ebook] Beau Geste By P.C. Wren Rar [7rTlS.ebook] Beau Geste By P.C. Wren Zip [7rTlS.ebook] Beau Geste By P.C. Wren Read Online.
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