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The Interpreter - Historical Novel: A Tale of the War - cover

The Interpreter - Historical Novel: A Tale of the War

George J. Whyte-Melville

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In the middle of the 19th century, Europe was torn between wars and revolutions. Turkey conflicted with Russia, which involved other European lands which also faced civil unrest and were pressed by their people seeking change. At this time, traveling across Europe, heading to serve in the army, or escaping from tensions in your land was a usual thing. This is a topic of this novel - the author meets the travelers from different places, occasionally drawn together by fate, to tell the stories of their lives and continue their way. Here, you can find a Hungarian nobleman with his son, an English soldier, fighting for Croatia, or an old Austrian general - all presenting a bright and unbelievably exciting mirror of the epoch.
Disponible desde: 18/02/2022.
Longitud de impresión: 426 páginas.

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