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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. 796. The Dynasts: A Drama of the Napoleonic Wars... Part Second by Thomas Hardy (read 24 Jan 1965) Today is the death date of Winston Churchill, a giant among men - a man whose fame ranks in the first ranks of humankind. I have this date finished reading the second volume of The Dynasts. Much of my comment on the first volume is mine here. Much of the volume concerns Napoleon's divorce and remarriage, and the war in Spain. Wagram is viewed from the Austrian side. no reviews | add a review
The Dynasts is "an epic-drama of the war with Napoleon, in three parts, nineteen acts and one hundred and thirty scenes" by Thomas Hardy, whose parts were published in 1904, 1906 and 1908 respectively. The action is impossible to present on stage due to its elaborate battle-scenes and it is therefore usually counted as a closet drama. By the English novelist, short story writer, and poet who was awarded the Order of Merit in 1910. No library descriptions found. |
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By the end of this volume the famous 1812 Campaign against Russia is impending and I am hoping that, since I know roughly what happened that year, part 3 will be easier to understand and that it will show more of the flair in evidence in part 1. ( )