Author

Contributions

  • Charles M. Sheldon (Illustrator) - Contributor

Publication

2000-03-25 - Preston-Speed Publications

Language

English

Word Count

93,250 words, Guess

Page Count

373 pages

Physical Format

Library binding

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number68038909
  • LibraryThing892469
  • Goodreads2792873

Classifications

  • LCCPZ7.H4 Won3

Description

Join Hector Campbell, the fictitious hero of this historically-accurate novel, as he faces the trials and tribulations of the Thirty Years’ War. The son of a Scottish officer in France’s militia, Hector is orphaned and must deal with the treachery of the war on his own. Won by the Sword, written by one of the most well-known period novelists, is an exciting account of one of history’s most famous eras.

First Sentence

AMOUNTED officer, followed by two orderlies, was proceeding at a brisk trot from Paris to St. Denis, in October, 1639, when he came upon a large party of boys, who, armed with sticks, were advancing in something like military order against a wall on the top of a low hill.

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  • Won By The Sword : A Story of the Thirty Years' War (Works of G. A. Henty)Library bindingPreston-Speed Publications2000-03-25
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