Book/Printed Material The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of the part played therein by Major Eldred Pottinger, the hero of Herat,
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Image 7 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … THE JUDGMENT OF THE SWORD THE TALE OF THE KABUL TRAGEDY AND OF THE PART PLAYED THEREIN BY MAJOR ELDRED POTTINGER THE HERO OF HERAT BY XcdtUiMAUD DIVER AUTHOR OP CAPTAIN DESMOND… -
Image 8 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … I 3 2 Copyright 1913 BY MAUD DIVER Ube Hmtcberbocfeer iptess Hew Kocfs sOs CIA358766 -
Image 9 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … This Book is Dedicated WITH ALL GOOD WISHES AND THANKS TO MAJOR ELDRED POTTINGER late RFA GREATNEPHEW TO THE HERO OF HERAT M D -
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Image 11 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … If you can dream and not make Dreams your master If you can think and not make Thought your aim If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two… -
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Image 13 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … AUTHORS NOTE The lifestory of Eldred Pottinger presents itself naturally in two phasesphases more strikingly and dramatically contrasted than is often the case when Life and not the romancist weaves the tale… -
Image 14 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … Vlll Authors Note By this means the part he was called on to play and the unfailing courage with which he played it will best be revealed while British readers will be… -
Image 15 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … Authors Note IX is no compound of history and romance but the true romance of history that neither book has any rela tion to the historical novel proper except in form If… -
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Image 17 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … CONTENTS BOOK I NEMESIS BOOK II IF BOOK III THE CUP OF TREMBLING BOOK IV THE SWORD OF ISLAM CAPTIVITY BOOK V BOOK VI PAGE I 79 183 267 367 xi COURAGE… -
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Image 19 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … ILLUSTRATIONS sirdar mahomed akbar khan Frontispiece TO FACE PAGE CAPTAIN GEORGE LAWRENCE Il8 KABUL CITY FROM THE BALAHISSAR I94 MEMORIAL TO MAJOR ELDRED POTTINGER IN BOMBAY CATHEDRAL 680 1 SKETCHMAP OF KABUL… -
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Image 21 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … BOOK I NEMESIS Since I am sworn to live my life And not to bear an easy heart Some men may sit and drink apart I bear a banner in the strife… -
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Image 23 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … The Judgment of the Sword i Behold once again mine honoured friend Kabul City of Orchards in the month of apple blossoms Blessed be Allah that again the privilege is mine to… -
Image 24 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … 4 Retribution the adventurous spirit unquenched even by a year of desk work Calcutta climate and intermittent fever These things Mohun Shah noted in a few seconds of friendly scrutiny before he… -
Image 25 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … Nemesis 5 Pottinger nodded smiling If not to you Syud jee to whom else Judging from things seen and heard on my journey I find small promise of peace in any quarter… -
Image 26 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … 6 Retribution Valley of Pishin Eldred Pottinger rode leisurely on toward Kabul with the foreknowledge of impending catastrophe to cheer him by the way But since catastrophe implied danger and danger action… -
Image 27 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … Nemesis 7 chivalrous bearing of the foreigner too often contrasted unfavourably with the rough arrogance of her lord hence complications But the burkhathrice blessed garmentdiscreetly shrouded all while affording such tempting facilities… -
Image 28 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … 8 Retribution jumble of houses for his assistants officers and body guard The corner bastionspresumably built by way of protectionwere all commanded by some neighbouring fort or hill to say nothing of… -
Image 29 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … Nemesis 9 in a small fort near the southwest bastiona fort lamentably illplaced in view of possible hostilities But hostilities were not in the bond Wherefore when Captain Skinner Chief Commissariat Officer… -
Image 30 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … IO Retribution But now as he neared his journeys end abstract reflection gave place to cheerful anticipation for Login and Todd were still at Kabul their return to Indiadelayed by threatened disturbance… -
Image 31 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … II There was much to hear and much to tell during that first long evening spent in the cramped space of Tom Pottingers tent Logincheerful and vigorous as evercame in later from… -
Image 32 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … 12 Retribution have had time to look round I may find affairs in this quarter more satisfactory than they seem at first sight The next few days brought more of enlightenment than… -
Image 33 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … Nemesis 13 was alsounhappily for himself and his countrya veteran Queens officer crippled with rheumatic gout and as ignorant of India and the native soldier as the lastjoined Ensign from Home This… -
Image 34 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … 14 Retribution stones appointment had already been heard by Eldred Pottinger but even so he stood amazed whenon visiting the Generalhe found himself warmly welcomed by a courteous gentlespoken wreck of a… -
Image 35 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … Nemesis 15 A hint of anxiety invaded Elphinstones tone but it was not Pottingers place to question the capacity of his Chief Yes indeed sir considering his op portunities Sir William ought… -
Image 36 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … i6 Retribution yet earned no personal distinction or decoration and for years he had commanded the 44th without gaining the affection of his officers or men Facts so significant tell their own… -
Image 37 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … Ill On entering the Mission drawingroom Pottinger found himself transported from the rough and ready accommodation of an advanced military outpost to the comforts and elegance of AngloIndian civilisation as it obtained… -
Image 38 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … Retribution 18 successor of Henry Durand had the greater good fortune to win the only English girl availablethe daughter of his stouthearted Chief Sir Robert Sale The bride smiled demurely as brides… -
Image 39 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … Nemesis 19 thinner he certainly was and his manner though kindly and urbane as ever betrayed signs of cheerful ness a little forced of nerves slightly overstrained To Pottinger it was evident… -
Image 40 of The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of … 20 Retribution bearance made him perhaps the only man who could have worked in friendly conjunction with the brave but choleric William Nott His one drawback in Macnaghtens eyes was also incidentally…
About this Item
Title
- The judgment of the sword; the tale of the Kabul tragedy, and of the part played therein by Major Eldred Pottinger, the hero of Herat,
Names
- Diver, Maud, 1867-1945.
Created / Published
- New York, London, G.P. Putnam's sons, 1913.
Headings
- - Pottinger, Eldred,--1811-1843--Fiction
- - Afghan Wars--Fiction
- - British--Afghanistan--Fiction
Genre
- Biographical fiction
- War stories
Medium
- xiii, 683 p. plates, 2 port. (incl. front.) fold. map. 20 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- PZ3.D368 Ju2 PR6007.I75
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 13026609
Online Format
- online text
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