Project Gutenberg 2014-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 220 Brereton, F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) 1872 1957 Brereton, Frederick Sadleir Rainey, W. (William) 1852 1936 Rainey, William Rainey, H. W. (H. William) Rainey, W. Jones of the 64th: A Tale of the Battles of Assaye and Laswaree E-text prepared by Rachel Oei, sp1nd, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Jones of the 64th: A Tale of the Battles of Assaye and Laswaree" by Colonel F. S. Brereton is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book follows the adventures of young Owen Jones as he transitions from a foundling and apprentice to a soldier in the British Army, amidst the backdrop of the British campaigns in India. Through the lens of warfare and personal battles, the story explores themes of courage, identity, and the hardships faced by those from humble beginnings. At the start of the story, we are introduced to the protagonist, Owen Jones, who is mistreated by his cruel master, Farmer Ransom. As a young boy, he endures physical abuse and longs for a better life. The narrative quickly escalates as Mr. Benjamin Halbut, a gentleman with connections to the East India Company, intervenes during a market scene to defend Owen. After a decisive fight with the farmer, Halbut takes Owen under his wing, leading to his enlistment in the army and a journey that hints at the potential discovery of his mysterious origins. This opening sets a tone of hope and adventure, drawing readers into Owen's world of transformation and challenge. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46313/46313-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Maratha War, 1803 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 572173 2025-08-18T15:46:44.298224 text/html 555843 2024-10-24T08:46:51 text/html 544403 2025-08-18T15:46:50.134199 application/epub+zip 550736 2025-08-18T15:46:45.115236 application/epub+zip 275743 2025-08-18T15:46:44.691242 application/epub+zip 717593 2025-08-18T15:46:54.495165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 673954 2025-08-18T15:46:49.757251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399637 2022-09-21T05:28:01.165551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527920 2025-08-18T15:46:43.327211 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 507825 2024-10-24T08:46:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17482 2025-08-18T15:46:54.629157 application/rdf+xml 26536 2025-08-18T15:46:44.808215 image/jpeg 4188 2025-08-18T15:46:44.744206 image/jpeg 510928 2025-08-18T15:46:44.357257 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 en.wikipedia