The Story of General Gordon
by Jean Lang
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1907. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 158 The story of General ...
Chapters (22)
- GENERAL GORDON
- LONDON: T. C. & E. C. JACK, LTD., 35 and 36 Paternoster Row, E.C. AND EDINBURGH 1906
- TO ARCHIE AND BERTIE DICKSON AND ALL BOYS WHO ARE GOING TO SERVE THEIR KING ON LAND OR SEA
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- He would lead the troops onwards with the little cane he nearly always carried . . . . . . . . . Frontispiece The Corporal was butted downstairs The shell struck the ground five yards in front of him With his own hands he dragged him from the ranks Gordon appeared with soap, towels, a brush, a sponge, and a fresh suit of clothes In the Soudan buying two children for a basketful of dhoora There rode into their camp Gordon Pasha Looking for the help that never came
- THE STORY OF
- GENERAL GORDON
- CHAPTER I "CHARLIE GORDON"
- The Corporal was butted downstairs
- CHAPTER II GORDON'S FIRST BATTLES
- The shell struck the ground five yards in front of him
- CHAPTER III "CHINESE GORDON"
- With his own hands, he dragged him from the ranks
- CHAPTER IV THE "KERNEL"
- Gordon appeared with soap, towels, a brush, a sponge, and a fresh suit of clothes
- CHAPTER V GORDON AND THE SLAVERS
- In the Soudan buying two children for a basketful of dhoora
- There rode into their camp Gordon Pasha
- CHAPTER VI KHARTOUM
- Looking for the help that never came
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