Project Gutenberg 2021-09-28 Public domain in the USA. 204 Grant, James 1822 1887 Second to None: A Military Romance, Volume 2 (of 3) Al Haines "Second to None: A Military Romance, Volume 2 (of 3)" by James Grant is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The story unfolds around soldiers during the tumultuous period of war, specifically revolving around the British troops in Brittany. The main characters include a young soldier, Basil, and various officers, including Charters and Cornet Keith, as well as the noblewoman Jacqueline de Broglie, with whom Basil develops a complicated romantic relationship amid the backdrop of military conflict. The opening of the novel describes the military situation as British forces prepare to make an assault on the fortified city of St. Malo, highlighting the tension between the invaders and the local populace who are caught in between. Basil, who has previously saved Jacqueline, finds himself embroiled in both a skirmish against the French Hussars and a struggle for survival after being separated from his troops. He later ends up recovering in a chateau where he is nursed by Angelique, Jacqueline's companion. As the narrative unfolds, it introduces themes of honor, sacrifice, love, and the harsh realities of war, setting the stage for a richly woven tale of human emotion against a historical backdrop. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Soldiers -- Fiction PR Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: British Literature 280697 2025-09-26T08:43:41.063799 text/html 260966 2024-10-18T16:27:39 text/html 332530 2025-09-26T08:43:45.187862 application/epub+zip 334867 2025-09-26T08:43:41.852754 application/epub+zip 184705 2025-09-26T08:43:41.457790 application/epub+zip 420880 2025-09-26T08:43:47.959734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405941 2025-09-26T08:43:44.849752 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 255404 2022-09-29T20:42:36.529183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257056 2025-09-26T08:43:40.618812 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 237220 2024-10-18T16:27:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16539 2025-09-26T08:43:48.082740 application/rdf+xml 8016 2025-09-26T08:43:41.603763 image/jpeg 1653 2025-09-26T08:43:41.527782 image/jpeg 271143 2025-09-26T08:43:41.089776 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