Tales of flood and field : comprising The adventures of a young rifleman, The adventures of the rifleman's comrade, The adventures of a French sergeant : now first collected.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832.

Kincaid, J. (John), 1787-1862.

Language:

English

French

German

Subjects (All):

Peninsular War, 1807-1814.

France--History--Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815.

France.

History.

Penn Provenance:

Burr, Charles W. (Charles Walts), 1861- (donor)

Physical Description:

3 volumes ; 19 cm

Place of Publication:

London : W. Reeves, 1833.

Notes:

Each vol. has distinctive running title: Adventures of a young rifleman (v. 1), The rifleman's comrade (v. 2), and Memoirs of a French serjeant (v. 3).

Vols. 1-2, by J.C. Mämpel; vol. 3 (first written in French) by Robert Guillemard (i.e. C.O. Barbaroux and J.A. Lardier)

Translated from the German books with Goethe's introductory matter. Published separately: London, H. Colburn, 1826, under the titles: The adventures of a young rifleman ... The young rifleman's comrade ... and Adventures of a French sergeant during his campaigns ...

Vol. 2 includes translator's preface and a dedication to Goethe.

LC 1826 ed. of v. 2 card has note: "Ms. note on t.p. 'By Capt. Kinkaid'."

Local Notes:

Vol. 2 imperfect: t.p. mended at inner margin; last leaf torn without loss of text; p. 33-40 misbound as follows: 35, 36, 33, 34, 39, 40, 37, 38.

Library's copy has ms. notes, corrections and underlining in all 3 vols.

Contains:

Mämpel, Johan Christian, -1862. Junge Feldjäger in französischen und englischen Diensten während des Spanisch-Portugisischen Kriegs von 1806-1816. English.

Mämpel, Johan Christian, -1862. Des jungen Feldjägers Kriegskamerad. English.

Barbaroux, C. O. (Charles Ogé), 1792-1867. Mémoires de Robert Guillemard. English.

Lardier, Joseph Alexandre, 1786- Mémoires de Robert Guillemard. English.

OCLC:

4373312