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Under the Red Dragon

James Grant

Under the Red Dragon

Paper book: €60.99

Digital: €19.99

Original publication
1872
Bilingual edition
June 12, 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

A party night, and a boat adrift. One summer in Wales, Harry Hardinge, a young officer who must soon leave for the war, is invited to a grand party by the sea.

The world of the book

A Welsh regiment leaves for the Crimea. The hero, Harry Hardinge, serves in the Royal Welch Fusiliers, a regiment raised in 1689. Their flag bears the red dragon, the emblem of Wales. A goat marches at the head of…

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