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Jackanapes

Jackanapes

by Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing

1884CavalryCourageJuvenile literaturePitmanShorthand
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In a 19th century English village, the high-spirited boy, orphaned at the Battle of Waterloo, rode his pony across the green, obedient to his aunt but creating scrapes she never thought to forbid him. He later joined the British Army and gave his life in battle to save his best friend.

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CavalryCourageJuvenile literaturePitmanShorthandTexts
First published 1884

Setting

Great Britain

About the author

Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing

3 August 1841 – 13 May 1885

An English writer of children's stories that display sympathetic insight into child life, admiration for things military, and strong religious faith (<a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliana_Horatia_Ewing>Wikipedia</a>).

Author

Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing

First published

1884

Pages

52

Read time

≈ 1h

Editions

64

Language

English

Publisher

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

ISBN

9781544633787

Where to buy

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