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The Project Gutenberg EBook of !Tention, by George Manville Fenn This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: !Tention A Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War Author: George Manville Fenn Illustrator: C.M. Sheldon Release Date: May 8, 2007 [EBook #21374] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK !TENTION *** Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England !Tention, a Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War, by George Manville Fenn. ________________________________________________________________________ A young private, Penton Gray, known as Pen, is injured during an engagement in the Peninsular War. When he comes to he finds that the boy bugler, Punch, from his regiment, is lying injured close by. The British troops are near, but the area where the boys are is occupied by the French, who are the enemy. The boys need to recover from their wounds, and then to get back to their regiment. They have numerous adventures, and meet several people who help them, including the deposed Spanish King. Eventually they reach their regiment where they are interviewed by the commanding officer, who realises that the young private has actually had the education normally needed for an officer, and that he has the knowledge needful to lead the troops through the mountains to take the French in the rear. This engagement is very successful, leading to the routing of the French. As a result Private Gray is made up to officer rank. The book is well written, and is an enjoyable read or listen. ________________________________________________________________________ !TENTION, A STORY OF BOY-LIFE DURING THE PENINSULAR WAR, BY GEORGE MANVILLE FENN. CHAPTER ONE. TO SAVE A COMRADE. A sharp volley, which ran echoing along the ravine, then another, just as the faint bluish smoke from some hundred or two muskets floated up into the bright sunshine from amidst the scattered chestnuts and cork-trees that filled the lower part of the beautiful gorge, where, now hidden, now flashing out and scattering the rays of the sun, a torrent roared and foamed along its rocky course onward towards its junction with the great Spanish
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