Project Gutenberg 2013-11-17 Public domain in the USA. 473 Roberts, David 1757 1819 Rowlandson, Thomas 1756 1827 Rowlandson, T. (Thomas) The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome With an Account of his Campaign on the Peninsula and in Pall Mall Produced by Chris Curnow, Marie Bartolo and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Military Adventures of Johnny Newcome" by David Roberts is a fictional narrative penned in the early 19th century. This work follows the exploits of Johnny Newcome, a young man from London who, driven by a desire for adventure and recognition, embarks on a military career during the Peninsular War. This light-hearted tale explores themes of ambition, the realities of military life, and the social dynamics of the time. The opening of the book introduces Johnny as a grocer’s son, who dreams of military glory and leaves behind his comfortable life to become an ensign. We see his naive excitement mixed with trepidation as he prepares for his journey, humorously grappling with the hardships of military service, including the chaotic conditions on board a transport ship and the challenges he faces upon landing in Portugal. His character is immediately characterized by an awkward charm, as he navigates both the military bureaucracy and the cultural differences of his new environment, setting the stage for a series of humorous and often relatable misadventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44201/44201-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 74.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Peninsular War, 1807-1814 -- Poetry PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 305823 2025-08-18T03:30:18.936578 text/html 288967 2024-10-23T19:48:39 text/html 1001441 2025-08-18T03:30:26.421584 application/epub+zip 1002634 2025-08-18T03:30:20.597585 application/epub+zip 159995 2025-08-18T03:30:19.766567 application/epub+zip 1103809 2025-08-18T03:30:29.991522 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1084411 2025-08-18T03:30:25.457659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244409 2022-09-20T07:29:17.818348 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187220 2025-08-18T03:30:17.810737 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 167384 2024-10-23T19:48:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17412 2025-08-18T03:30:30.144552 application/rdf+xml 19282 2025-08-18T03:30:19.881572 image/jpeg 2964 2025-08-18T03:30:19.823668 image/jpeg 973867 2025-08-18T03:30:18.997571 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia