Fifty Years' Biographical Reminiscences, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)
Author | : William Pitt Lennox |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2017-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 1528147723 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781528147729 |
Rating | : 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Excerpt from Fifty Years' Biographical Reminiscences, Vol. 1 of 2 My Mission to the Hague - Mistaken for a Russian General Flemish Account - Interview with the King of Holland - Awk ward Results of getting a Speech by Heart - A State Dinner at the Palace - Return to Paris Les Anglaises pour Rire Neglect of Duty - The Duke's Reprimand - A Dreadful Bore The Duke's Kindness - His General Order - M. De Lavalette and Sir Robert Wilson - The English Army Retires from Paris - Newspaper Attacks on the Duke - His Visit to the Hague - Valenciennes - The Duke's Patronage of Field Sports - Colo nel Felton Hervey - Negligence of the Duke's Staff - Regulation Uniform - Visit of the Dukes of Kent and Cambridge - Review on the Plains of denain-garrison Races - Joe Kelly - The Duke's State Coachman - Foxhounds 317. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.