The Lives of a Bengal Lancer, Band 10Viking Press, 1930 - 299 Seiten Autobiography of a British cavalry officer in pre-war India and on the Western front, who later became a member of the Royal flying corps in Mesopotamia. The closing chapters concern his subsequent travels in India and give his interpretation of the Hindu philosophy through the medium of his own personal experience. |
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... looked up , then down to my toes , then up again . My mind was a blank . He asked me if I was comfortable and I answered that I was extremely comfortable . There was a solemn pause during which all sorts of ridiculous things came into ...
... looked up , then down to my toes , then up again . My mind was a blank . He asked me if I was comfortable and I answered that I was extremely comfortable . There was a solemn pause during which all sorts of ridiculous things came into ...
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... looked on itself as a family business . We bred horses as well as bought them . We all took an interest in our gear . The Colonel would no more have ordered a fresh consignment of saddlery without discussing the mat- ter with his Indian ...
... looked on itself as a family business . We bred horses as well as bought them . We all took an interest in our gear . The Colonel would no more have ordered a fresh consignment of saddlery without discussing the mat- ter with his Indian ...
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... looked magnificent as Britannia , and when a suffragette came on to the dais and tried to make a scene , she only moved a little to one side to allow her to be removed . Tomorrow I go to N. for Satur- day to Monday . Next week I have to ...
... looked magnificent as Britannia , and when a suffragette came on to the dais and tried to make a scene , she only moved a little to one side to allow her to be removed . Tomorrow I go to N. for Satur- day to Monday . Next week I have to ...
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New Years Eve 1905 | 3 |
Durbar and a Dog Fight | 14 |
Masheen of the Mirrored Thumbs | 31 |
Urheberrecht | |
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