Project Gutenberg 2017-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 408 Henty, G. A. (George Alfred) 1832 1902 Henty, George Alfred Henty, G.A. Paget, Walter 1863 1935 Paget, W. (Walter) Paget, Wal. (Walter) With the British Legion: A Story of the Carlist Wars Produced by Al Haines "With the British Legion: A Story of the Carlist Wars" by G. A. Henty is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book centers on Arthur Hallett, a young man who finds himself expelled from school and seeks adventure by enlisting in the British Legion during the Carlist Wars in Spain. It depicts his journey from a reckless youth to a soldier fighting for the cause of Queen Christina, facing both the chaos of war and the challenges of military life. The opening of the story introduces us to Arthur, who is being chastised by his uncle for his repeated expulsions from schools. Left to his own devices, Arthur learns of the opportunity to join the British Legion, which piques his interest in adventure and the prospect of escape from his dreary life. After some inner conflict, he decides to enlist, motivated not just by a desire for excitement but also to prove himself. In the recruiting office, he meets various characters and begins to envision the life of a soldier, highlighting themes of responsibility, maturity, and the longing for a place in the world—a journey that sets the stage for the challenges and camaraderie he will encounter in Spain. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Soldiers -- Juvenile fiction Courage -- Juvenile fiction Youth and death -- Juvenile fiction War -- Juvenile fiction Spain -- History -- Carlist War, 1833-1840 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 830336 2025-07-21T11:48:01.789180 text/html 816097 2024-10-23T01:35:23 text/html 1017335 2025-07-21T11:48:16.861099 application/epub+zip 1476555 2024-12-22T10:13:52.962962 application/pdf 841867 2024-12-22T10:13:37.579531 application/pdf 1034749 2025-07-21T11:48:07.593085 application/epub+zip 370398 2025-07-21T11:48:04.466157 application/epub+zip 1221776 2025-07-21T11:48:22.216072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1182553 2025-07-21T11:48:14.230091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520714 2022-09-24T13:58:05.928639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 745987 2025-07-21T11:48:00.841115 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 748343 2017-01-01T10:51:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 746715 2017-01-01T10:51:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 746713 2017-01-01T10:51:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 30052 2025-07-21T11:48:22.369022 application/rdf+xml 733300 2025-07-21T11:48:00.513113 text/x-rst 733300 2017-01-01T10:51:40 text/x-rst 12501 2025-07-21T11:48:05.545100 image/jpeg 2072 2025-07-21T11:48:04.991153 image/jpeg 271528 2017-01-01T10:51:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 271244 2017-01-01T10:51:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 987834 2017-01-01T10:51:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 968829 2017-01-01T10:51:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 271182 2017-01-01T10:51:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 974047 2025-07-21T11:48:01.875112 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