Maurice Tiernay, Soldier of Fortune

by Charles James Lever

Book Overview

Neither the tastes nor the temper of the age we live in are such as to induce any man to boast of his family nobility. We see too many preparations around us for laying down new foundations, to think it a suitable occasion for alluding to the ancient edifice. I will, therefore, confine myself to saying, that I am not to be regarded as a mere pretender because my name is not chronicled by Burke or Debrett. My great-grandfather, after whom I am called,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1514394707
• ISBN13: 9781514394700
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"