Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 395 Mundy, Talbot 1879 1940 Gribbon, William Lancaster The Winds of the World Produced by Avinash Kothare, Tom Allen, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Winds of the World" by Talbot Mundy is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. It explores themes of loyalty, war, and intrigue against the backdrop of British colonial India, focusing particularly on the relationships and tensions between British officers and Indian soldiers. The story begins with the disciplined life of Risaldar-Major Ranjoor Singh, a Sikh cavalry officer, as he navigates military exercises and the noticeable undercurrent of impending conflict. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Ranjoor Singh as he leads his squadron in a field exercise, all while the political atmosphere is thick with suspicion and the hint of war. Despite his physical discomfort from an old injury, Singh is attentive to his squadron, highlighting his deep commitment to his men. The plot thickens as rumors of Yasmini, a woman of mysterious charm and potential political significance, spread among the soldiers. As Singh covertly navigates his feelings for her, the tension of an impending upheaval grows. The opening sets the stage for a complex interplay of personal emotions and broader political stakes, hinting at an impending journey that intertwines personal loyalty and national duty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en India -- Fiction PR Text Adventure Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: British Literature 357414 2025-08-03T08:53:39.535370 text/html 357235 2025-01-10T00:21:03.113959 text/html 199092 2025-08-03T08:53:46.060288 application/epub+zip 203176 2025-08-03T08:53:41.352358 application/epub+zip 203176 2025-08-03T08:53:40.238346 application/epub+zip 385801 2025-08-03T08:53:49.497329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358311 2025-08-03T08:53:45.358290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 314990 2022-09-03T13:19:53.112778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310653 2025-08-03T08:53:39.160341 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 310898 2018-11-20T11:45:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17870 2025-08-03T08:53:49.617266 application/rdf+xml 13530 2025-08-03T08:53:40.738317 image/jpeg 3929 2025-08-03T08:53:40.490326 image/jpeg 118824 2018-11-20T11:45:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 196414 2025-08-03T08:53:39.562373 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