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P. C. Wren

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Percival Christopher Wren (1 November 187522 November 1941) was an English writer, mostly of adventure fiction. [1]

32 relations: Adventure fiction, Alexandre Dumas, Beau Geste, Beau Ideal (novel), Co-respondent, Deptford, Devon, Emilio Salgari, Emma Orczy, Frank Yerby, Frederick Marryat, French Foreign Legion, French North Africa, G. A. Henty, H. Rider Haggard, Indian Education Service, Jules Verne, Lawrence Schoonover, Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin), Moroccan Goumier, North Africa, R. M. Ballantyne, Rafael Sabatini, Samuel Shellabarger, South Hams, South London, St Catherine's College, Oxford, Torcross, Walter Scott, Wren & Martin, 101st Grenadiers, 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays).

Adventure fiction

Adventure fiction is fiction that usually presents danger, or gives the reader a sense of excitement.

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Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas (born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie; 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas, père ("father"), was a French writer.

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Beau Geste

Beau Geste is an adventure novel by P. C. Wren, which details the adventures of three English brothers who enlist separately in the French Foreign Legion following the theft of a valuable jewel from the country house of a relative.

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Beau Ideal (novel)

Beau Ideal is a 1927 novel by P. C. Wren.

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Co-respondent

In English law, a co-respondent is, in general, a respondent to a petition, or other legal proceeding, along with another or others, or a person called upon to answer in some other way.

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Deptford

Deptford is a district of south-east London, England, within the London Borough of Lewisham.

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Devon

Devon, also known as Devonshire, which was formerly its common and official name, is a county of England, reaching from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south.

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Emilio Salgari

Emilio Salgari (but often erroneously pronounced; 21 August 1862 – 25 April 1911) was an Italian writer of action adventure swashbucklers and a pioneer of science fiction.

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Emma Orczy

Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála "Emmuska" Orczy de Orci (23 September 1865 – 12 November 1947) was a Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright.

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Frank Yerby

Frank Yerby (–) was an American writer, best known for his 1946 historical novel The Foxes of Harrow.

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Frederick Marryat

Captain Frederick Marryat (10 July 17929 August 1848) was a British Royal Navy officer, a novelist, and an acquaintance of Charles Dickens.

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French Foreign Legion

The French Foreign Legion (Légion étrangère) (FFL; Légion étrangère, L.É.) is a military service branch of the French Army established in 1831.

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French North Africa

French North Africa was a collection of territories in North Africa controlled by France, centering on French Algeria.

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G. A. Henty

George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 – 16 November 1902) was a prolific English novelist and war correspondent.

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H. Rider Haggard

Sir Henry Rider Haggard, (22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925), known as H. Rider Haggard, was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the Lost World literary genre.

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Indian Education Service

The Indian Education Service (IES) formed part of the British Raj between 1896 and 1924, when overseas recruitment ceased.

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Jules Verne

Jules Gabriel Verne (Longman Pronunciation Dictionary.; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright.

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Lawrence Schoonover

Lawrence Schoonover (1906–1980) was an American novelist.

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Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)

In the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin, Bachelors of Arts with Honours of these universities are promoted to the title of Master of Arts or Master in Arts (MA) on application after six or seven years' seniority as members of the university (including years as an undergraduate).

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Moroccan Goumier

The Moroccan Goumiers (Les Goumiers Marocains) were indigenous soldiers who served in auxiliary units attached to the French Army of Africa, between 1908 and 1956.

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North Africa

North Africa is a collective term for a group of Mediterranean countries and territories situated in the northern-most region of the African continent.

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R. M. Ballantyne

Robert Michael Ballantyne (24 April 1825 – 8 February 1894) was a Scottish author of juvenile fiction who wrote more than 100 books.

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Rafael Sabatini

Rafael Sabatini (29 April 1875 – 13 February 1950) was an Italian-English writer of romance and adventure novels.

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Samuel Shellabarger

Samuel Shellabarger (1888–1954) was an American educator and author of both scholarly works and best-selling historical novels.

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South Hams

South Hams is a local government district on the south coast of Devon, England.

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South London

South London is the southern part of London, England, south of the River Thames, and includes the historic districts of Southwark, Lambeth, Bankside and Greenwich.

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St Catherine's College, Oxford

St Catherine's College (often called Catz by college members) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.

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Torcross

Torcross is a village in the South Hams district of Devon in England.

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Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, poet and historian.

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Wren & Martin

Wren & Martin refers to a single book High School English Grammar and Composition or collectively, a series of English grammar textbooks written jointly by P. C. Wren and H. Martin.

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101st Grenadiers

The 101st Grenadiers was a regiment of the British Indian Army.

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2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays)

The 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._C._Wren

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