LEADER 03202nam 22005053 450 001 9910164077703321 005 20230725063621.0 010 $a9781908692672 010 $a1908692677 035 $a(CKB)3710000001057002 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4809034 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4809034 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11349903 035 $a(OCoLC)974583425 035 $a(BIP)059099039 035 $a(Exl-AI)4809034 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001057002 100 $a20210901d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCaptain Gronow's Last Recollections, being a Fourth and Final Series of his Reminiscences and Anecdotes 210 1$aSan Francisco :$cWagram Press,$d2011. 210 4$dİ2011. 215 $a1 online resource (83 pages) 225 1 $aReminiscences of Captain Gronow, formerly of the Grenadier Guards ;$vv.4 327 $aIntro -- Advertisement. 330 8 $aCaptain Gronow, joined the Grenadier guards as a young subaltern in 1812, having completed his studies at Eton and was widely know in England and the Continent thereafter as a raconteur and a fine pistol shot. His "Reminiscences" span four volumes in their original edition, an edited version was produced around the turn of the 19th century, having varied titles but following a stream of collected anecdotes set in distinct eras. These memoirs have achieved a high degree of fame and are justly accorded much historical respect, especially in those incidents where Gronow was personally present to record the words and deeds of those around him. Although admitted to the highest society, Gronow is far from being a snob and his works bear the stamp of a high degree of moral probity, they could not be described as the handiwork of a gossip.In his last volume of recollections, Gronow recalls the many and varied encounters with the great and the good of European society with whom he mixed, added to which are a number of military anecdotes and sketches of the war in the Spanish Peninsular and some of the officers and men who fought there and at Waterloo. The Duke of Wellington, Prince Regent, Talleyrand feature prominently, Gronow's eye for recording a witty turn of phrase of amusing event never wanes even in his last tome. "Reading Gronow is like drinking champagne - effervescent and mildly addictive"Author - Captain Rees Howell Gronow - (1794-1865) 410 0$aReminiscences of Captain Gronow, formerly of the Grenadier Guards 517 $aReminiscences of Captain Gronow, formerly of the Grenadier Guards 606 $aNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815$7Generated by AI 606 $aMilitary history, Modern$y19th century$7Generated by AI 615 0$aNapoleonic Wars, 1800-1815. 615 0$aMilitary history, Modern 676 $a940.274092 700 $aGronow$b Captain Rees Howell$01371552 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910164077703321 996 $aCaptain Gronow's Last Recollections, being a Fourth and Final Series of his Reminiscences and Anecdotes$93402040 997 $aUNINA