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The Duel

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Genre: Fiction width: 6 in Number of Pages: 82 Pages ISBN: 9781546922094 Item Weight: 6.2 Oz Item Height: 0.2 in Item Width: 6 in Format: Trade Paperback Topic: Classics Publisher: CreateSpace Item Length: 9 in Language: English Book Title: Duel Publication Year: 2017 Author: Joseph. Conrad height: 0.2 in

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The Duel. Title: The Duel. Number of Pages: 82. Weight: 0.27 lbs. Publication Date: 2017-05-29. Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: The Duel ISBN13: 9781546922094 ISBN10: 1546922091 Author: Conrad, Joseph (Author) Description: (This is a RePrint) - Napoleon I , Whose Career Had The Quality Of A Duel Against The Whole Of Europe, Disliked Duelling Between The Officers Of His Army The Great Military Emperor Was Not A Swashbuckler, And Had Little Respect For Tradition Nevertheless, A Story Of Duelling, Which Became A Legend In The Army, Runs Through The Epic Of Imperial Wars To The Surprise And Admiration Of Their Fellows, Two Officers, Like Insane Artists Trying To Gild Refined Gold Or Paint The Lily, Pursued A Private Contest Through The Years Of Universal Carnage They Were Officers Of Cavalry, And Their Connection With The High-Spirited But Fanciful Animal Which Carries Men Into Battle Seems Particularly Appropriate It Would Be Difficult To Imagine For Heroes Of This Legend Two Officers Of Infantry Of The Line, For Example, Whose Fantasy Is Tamed By Much Walking Exercise, And Whose Valour Necessarily Must Be Of A More Plodding Kind As To Gunners Or Engineers, Whose Heads Are Kept Cool On A Diet Of Mathematics, It Is Simply Unthinkable The Names Of The Two Officers Were Feraud And D'hubert, And They Were Both Lieutenants In A Regiment Of Hussars, But Not In The Same Regiment Feraud Was Doing Regimental Work, But Lieut Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Publication Date: 2017-05-29 Weight: 0.27 lbs Dimensions: 0.17'' H x 9.02'' L x 5.98'' W Number of Pages: 82 Language: English

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