The Smithy Stories: 'Smithy, ' 'Smithy Abroad, ' 'Smithy and the Hun, ' 'Nobby, or Smithy's Friend Nobby' and 'Army Reform'

by Edgar Wallace

Book Overview

Edgar Wallace's humorous tales of British Army life

Most readers are familiar with Rudyard Kipling's 'Soldiers Three' stories, and the delightful and enduring tales of Queen Victoria's 'hard bargains' have come to epitomise the character of the British soldier at the time of empire and the Raj in India. Edgar Wallace, who is also famous for his own stories of colonial life-the Sanders stories-was principally a writer of crime and detective...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178282314X
• ISBN13: 9781782823148
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"