From the Ranks
Charles King
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Description
King opens this army novel with a shot in the night. A sentry on post Number Five fired at someone unknown. The officer of the day ordered the shot and now stays silent. By morning the whole garrison buzzes with guesses. Colonel Maynard's household sits at the center of post society. His young wife is new to army life.
Gossip, duty, and courtship fill the days that follow. Officers and ladies trade theories about the shooting. Alice Renwick appears in the later action, singing in the woods. A young officer's feeling for her breaks through his reserve. King knew the frontier army from his own service. The novel mixes mystery with a garrison romance.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Charles King |
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| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 371 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |