ISBN: 9788562022715

In the middle of the broad, fertile plain that stretches away in the direction of the Rhine, a mile and a quarter from Mulhausen, the camp was pitched. In the fitful light of the overcast… Mehr…

In the middle of the broad, fertile plain that stretches away in the direction of the Rhine, a mile and a quarter from Mulhausen, the camp was pitched. In the fitful light of the overcast August day, beneath the lowering sky that was filled with heavy drifting clouds, the long lines of squat white shelter-tents seemed to cower closer to the ground, and the muskets, stacked at regular intervals along the regimental fronts, made little spots of brightness, while over all the sentries with loaded pieces kept watch and ward, motionless as statues, straining their eyes to pierce the purplish mists that lay on the horizon and showed where the mighty river ran. It was about five o'clock when they had come in from Belfort; it was now eight, and the men had only just received their rations. There could be no distribution of wood, however, the wagons having gone astray, and it had therefore been impossible for them to make fires and warm their soup. They had consequently been obliged to content themselves as best they might, washing down their dry hard-tack with copious draughts of brandy, a proceeding that was not calculated greatly to help their tired legs after their long march. Near the canteen, however, behind the stacks of muskets, there were two soldiers pertinaciously endeavoring to elicit a blaze from a small pile of green wood, the trunks of some small trees that they had chopped down with their sword-bayonets, and that were obstinately determined not to burn. The cloud of thick, black smoke, rising slowly in the evening air, added to the general cheerlessness of the scene. There were but twelve thousand men there, all of the 7th corps that the general, Felix Douay, had with him at the time. The 1st division had been ordered to Froeschwiller the day before; the 3d was still at Lyons, and it had been decided to leave Belfort and hurry to the front with the 2d division, the reserve artillery, and an incomplete division of cavalry. Fires had been seen at Books Books ~~ Literary Collections~~ General Downfall~~Mile-Zola IAP 1902. French writer and critic, leader of the naturalist school. From the Introduction: The Downfall is the proem of the grand climax or interpretation found in Doctor Pascal, which gives the sum of the whole matter by exhibiting the order and meaning of the series. And what is the sum of the whole matter? The redemption of the human soul by love; for a more wonderful love story remains to be written! Can this be our experimentalist? Let the reader convince himself. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.<

ISBN: 9788562022715

Zola's great story of the Franco-Prussian War.Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colourful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This ed… Mehr…

Zola's great story of the Franco-Prussian War.Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colourful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a biography of Emile Zola, theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in the story.The Classics Illustrated comic book series began in 1941 with its first issue, Alexandre Dumas’s The Three Musketeers, and has since included over 200 classic tales released around the world. This new Paperback Replica edition is part of a continuing effort to make Classics Illustrated available to all, be they young readers just beginning their journeys into the great world of classic literature, or collectors who have fond memories of this much loved comic book series. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Fiction>Fiction>Historical Fic, IAP Core >1<

1902, ISBN: 9788562022715

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: War and Ice], 1902. French writer and critic, leader of the naturalist school. From the Introduction: The Downfall is the proem of the grand climax or interpretati… Mehr…

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: War and Ice], 1902. French writer and critic, leader of the naturalist school. From the Introduction: The Downfall is the proem of the grand climax or interpretation found in Doctor Pascal, which gives the sum of the whole matter by exhibiting the order and meaning of the series. And what is the sum of the whole matter? The redemption of the human soul by love; for a more wonderful love story remains to be written! Can this be our experimentalist? Let the reader convince himself. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen, [SC: 0.00]<