LEADER 03404nam 22004213 450 001 9910164252803321 005 20230725020303.0 010 $a1-908692-64-2 035 $a(CKB)3810000000101162 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4808151 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4808151 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11349543 035 $a(OCoLC)974583638 035 $a(BIP)059099207 035 $a(EXLCZ)993810000000101162 100 $a20210901d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aReminiscences of Captain Gronow, formerly of the Grenadier Guards $eand M.P. for Stafford: being Anecdotes of the Camp, the Court and the Clubs at the close of the last war with France 210 1$aSan Francisco :$cWagram Press,$d2011. 210 4$dİ2011. 215 $a1 online resource (108 pages) 225 1 $aReminiscences of Captain Gronow, formerly of the Grenadier Guards ;$vv.1 327 $aTitle page -- A FEW WORDS TO THE READER. -- ILLUSTRATIONS, FROM SKETCHES AND PRINTS OF THE PERIOD. 330 8 $aCaptain Gronow, joined the Grenadier guards as a young subaltern in 1812, having completed his studies at Eton and was widely know in England and the Continent thereafter as a raconteur and a fine pistol shot. His "Reminiscences" span four volumes in their original edition, an edited version was produced around the turn of the 19th century, having varied titles but following a stream of collected anecdotes set in distinct eras. These memoirs have achieved a high degree of fame and are justly accorded much historical respect, especially in those incidents where Gronow was personally present to record the words and deeds of those around him. Although admitted to the highest society, Gronow is far from being a snob and his works bear the stamp of a high degree of moral probity, they could not be described as the handiwork of a gossip.The first volume concentrates, as the title suggests, around Gronow's experiences between 1812 and 1816, initially his experiences were military; He fought under the Duke of Wellington in the last two years of the Peninsular war being present at the battle of the Nivelle. His memories of the 1815 campaign and the culminating battle of Waterloo are widely known and quoted, they are vivid, accurate and of especial interest. After the fall of Napoleon, Gronow recounts his adventures and encounters in society in London and Paris, in the clubs, soire?es, the opera and the field of honour, tales of "six bottlemen" and duels abound, tales of fortunes won and lost at rouge et noir. The great and the good of the period appear in thumb sketches and anecdotes; men such as The Duke of Wellington, Blucher, Beau Brumell, Romeo Coates, General Ornano, Lord Byron, Lord Canning, Shelley, Kangaroo Cook, the Duke of York all feature."Reading Gronow is like drinking champagne - effervescent and mildly addictive"Author - Captain Rees Howell Gronow - (1794-1865) 410 0$aReminiscences of Captain Gronow, formerly of the Grenadier Guards 676 $a940.274092 700 $aGronow$b Captain Rees Howell$01371552 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910164252803321 996 $aReminiscences of Captain Gronow, formerly of the Grenadier Guards$93400815 997 $aUNINA