Project Gutenberg 2019-03-21 Public domain in the USA. 111 Le Poer, John Patrick Poer, John Patrick Le A Modern Legionary Produced by Graeme Mackreth and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Modern Legionary" by John Patrick Le Poer is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins in the early 1880s, depicting the life of a young Irish boy who, seeking to escape the dull confines of boarding school and the constraints of his home, decides to enlist in the French Foreign Legion in search of adventure and a new identity. The narrative promises a blend of personal growth, camaraderie, and the harsh realities of military life as the protagonist embarks on a tumultuous journey through foreign lands. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the main character, a 16-year-old boy who has just arrived in Paris with little money and a determination to break free from his mundane existence. After a chance encounter with a soldier, he is persuaded to join the Foreign Legion, despite hearing about the challenges that await him. The opening chapters detail his motivations for enlisting, his interactions with fellow recruits, and the process of becoming a soldier, all while setting the stage for his upcoming trials in both military training and the conflicts that lie ahead. This establishes a foundation for a story that explores themes of camaraderie, identity, and survival within the harsh realities of military life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Teenage boys -- Fiction Algeria -- Fiction France. Armée. Légion étrangère -- Fiction Vietnam -- Fiction PR Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 633968 2025-07-23T11:51:13.014016 text/html 640378 2019-03-21T05:40:28 text/html 264759 2025-07-23T11:51:19.742034 application/epub+zip 272942 2025-07-23T11:51:13.971014 application/epub+zip 272942 2025-07-23T11:51:13.491026 application/epub+zip 448596 2025-07-23T11:51:24.290970 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407928 2025-07-23T11:51:19.240985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395492 2022-09-26T20:10:11.709284 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 598516 2025-07-23T11:51:12.272071 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 598658 2019-03-21T05:40:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 598653 2019-03-21T05:40:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20484 2025-07-23T11:51:24.430949 application/rdf+xml 9454 2025-07-23T11:51:13.568011 image/jpeg 1565 2025-07-23T11:51:13.531015 image/jpeg 223224 2019-03-21T05:40:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 248759 2019-03-21T05:40:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 223132 2019-03-21T05:40:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 247480 2025-07-23T11:51:13.065042 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