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Œuvres de J. W. Fortescue

The Story of a Red Deer (1925) 19 exemplaires
Wellington (1960) 9 exemplaires
Marlborough (1932) 8 exemplaires
The Empire and the army (2017) 6 exemplaires
A history of the British army (1976) 5 exemplaires
Six British Soldiers (1928) 4 exemplaires
The Correspondence of King George the Third, from 1760 to December 1783 (1928) — Directeur de publication — 2 exemplaires
Military History (2017) 2 exemplaires
Author And Curator 2 exemplaires
My native Devon 1 exemplaire
The Drummer's coat (2007) 1 exemplaire
Dundonald 1 exemplaire

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Sapper533 | Oct 13, 2021 |
It is the life of a red deer on the Exmoor. Very similar in many ways to the original Bambi- the deer grows up, meets other animals around him -the pitiable birds, traveling salmon, shuffling badger, bloodthirsty weasel, wily fox and so on. Very soon he learns to fear and avoid hounds, where to find safety and how to confuse them off his track. The deer followed through the story acts like all his kind, admiring the older males and proud of his antlers when they finally grow in, chasing the females when it is his time, battling other stags, crossing the landscape endlessly to find shelter from the weather and safety from hunters or just companionship when he desires it. The description of forest, valleys and high bare moorland is pretty good, it kept me interested. While the animals talk and live in a strict arrangement of upper- and lower-classes, most of the writing is just about their way of life, not so much personality as I found in Felix Salten's work. I think the most interesting contrasts came up when the pheasant scorned an invasive chinese bird that populated the area, and when the red deer met fallow deer which lived in paddocks and were fed by man. It was also interesting to see how the deer took up with an older stag to learn some wisdom of the woods, and when he became old in his turn, acted just as haughty and selfish (often turning other deer out of their beds to make them run before the hounds and save his own skin). In the end he was run so hard by a pack that he fell exhausted into a river and drowned. The ending did not feel sad, though- the deer seemed to have lived a full life.

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jeane | 1 autre critique | Mar 2, 2016 |
An alright kid's book, I suppose. Excellent detail on nature and wildlife and hunting. Rather less pleasant in its metaphors for the Edwardian English class system - there are some animals deers do not associate with - and its rural suspicions of town and city types. Obviously the class system is all very well and good if you're a red deer (top of the chain), or a member of the Fortescue family (likewise, one assumes), but it's a less attractive deal for the rest of us. Interesting historical document. Capable author. Read it while in Exmoor; helped me get a handle on the place.… (plus d'informations)
 
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Quickpint | 1 autre critique | Nov 25, 2013 |
I picked up this little book to gain Fortescue's formidable perspective into the revolution. Told from a 1907 British perspective, he makes some interesting observations on Parliament's conduct of the war. His views toward those Americans have often found to be sympathetic such as Edmund Burke, are predictably caustic. Fortescue also takes a broader look at the conflict, including a the naval and land campaigns in the Caribbean, Florida and Nicaragua.

I do think he is a bit of a "homer" making a fair number of excuses for British failures, but I did find it valuable. This edition is truncated a bit from the original, but worth a read for anybody interested in the American Revolution.… (plus d'informations)
 
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