G.I. Whitham

This quaint book from the early 1900s is set in the period of the English Civil War, whilst no year is provided in the book, the war lasted from 1642-1649 under Charles I so we know it's roughly somewhere in these years.

Whilst the novel is set in the landscape of the conflict between the Roundheads/Puritans and the Royalists/Cavaliers the actual conflict per se is not what this novel is about.

This novel, which is directed towards the youth market, is about the adventures of a young man Richard (Dick) Chester. Adventures of which I can't really address without ruining the story line but nonetheless despite being a relatively simplistic plot you do end up feeling for the poor lad as he falls victim to deception.

At 208 pages of relatively small text it's not a long story, but it nonetheless is quite consuming and set in a period which isn't addressed a lot in fiction.… (plus d'informations)