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 Project Gutenberg 2018-10-11 Public domain in the USA. 207 Duff Gordon, Lucie, Lady 1821 1869 Gordon, Lucie Duff, Lady Austin, Lucie, Lady Duff-Gordon, Lucie Austin, Lady Alby, Ernest 1809 1868 Alby, François Antoine Alby, Francois Antoine Lamping, Clemens 1812 1885 17020503 The French in Algiers The Soldier of the Foreign Legion; and The Prisoners of Abd-el-Kader The first part is an abridged translation of Lamping's Erinnerungen aus Algerien, published in 2 parts, Odenburg, 1844-46. The second part has half-title: The prisoners of Abd-el-Kader, or, Five months' captivity among the Arabs. By M. A. de France, lieutenant in the French navy, and is an abridged translation of a novel in 2 volumes by A. F. Alby, published with title: Les prisoners d'Abd-el-Kader, our Cinq mois de captivité chez les Arabes par A. de France, enseigne de Vaisseau. Paris, 1837. Produced by Brian Coe, Robert Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The French in Algiers" by Ernest Alby and Clemens Lamping is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work presents a vivid depiction of the experiences of soldiers in the French Foreign Legion during their campaigns in Algeria, detailing both the cultural encounters and the brutal realities of colonial warfare. It is likely to attract readers interested in military history, colonial studies, and personal narratives of adventure and conflict. At the start of the narrative, the author shares an evocative letter reporting on life in the fortified town of Coleah, accompanied by reflections on the local Arab culture and the difficulties faced by soldiers stationed there. The writer highlights the contrast between the romanticized view of warfare and the harshness of daily life in the Legion, including the toll of combat and climate on the soldiers' health. Through this opening, readers are introduced to themes of longing for home, camaraderie amidst hardship, and the complexities of cultural interactions between the French soldiers and the Arab society, setting the stage for further thrilling and challenging adventures in the chapters that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Algeria -- History -- 1830-1962 France. Armée. Légion étrangère Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhyi al-Din, Amir of Mascara, 1807?-1883 -- Fiction French -- Algeria DT PQ Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 457247 2025-09-23T07:25:34.739049 text/html 459637 2018-10-11T10:11:50 text/html 310715 2025-09-23T07:25:40.269023 application/epub+zip 309920 2025-09-23T07:25:35.659018 application/epub+zip 253968 2025-09-23T07:25:35.200035 application/epub+zip 416502 2025-09-23T07:25:44.035000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378583 2025-09-23T07:25:39.822011 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322828 2022-09-26T09:57:12.236653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402892 2025-09-23T07:25:34.237028 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 403290 2018-10-11T10:11:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21391 2025-09-23T07:25:44.178972 application/rdf+xml 22912 2025-09-23T07:25:35.298017 image/jpeg 2284 2025-09-23T07:25:35.250013 image/jpeg 151510 2018-10-11T10:11:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 261924 2018-10-11T10:11:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 262436 2025-09-23T07:25:34.776021 application/octet-stream application/zip fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia