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Under the Red Dragon

James Grant

Under the Red Dragon

Paper book: €52.99

Digital: €10.99

Original publication
1872
Monolingual
12 June 2026
Pages
1203
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Adventure, History
Moods
Escape it all, Travel back in time
Translated from
English

Book summary

In 1854, Harry Hardinge, a young officer in the Welsh Fusiliers, is waiting to leave for the war against Russia. On a large estate in Wales, he is reunited with Lady Estelle, whom he loves in silence, and a troubling rival. Then his regiment leaves for the Crimea, and Harry experiences the Battle of Inkerman and the trenches before Sevastopol.

A novel of war and love, which stays close to the soldiers marching under the flag of the red dragon.

Harry tells his own story, and this action-packed novel is easy to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

Uma noite de festa, um barco à deriva. Num verão, no País de Gales, Harry Hardinge, um jovem oficial que em breve deve partir para a guerra, é convidado para uma grande festa à beira-mar.

The world of the book

Um regimento galês parte para a Crimeia. O herói, Harry Hardinge, serve nos fuzileiros galeses, um regimento criado em 1689. A sua bandeira tem o dragão vermelho, o emblema do País de Gales. Uma cabra marcha à frente…

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