A Jacobite Exile; Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden
A Jacobite Exile; Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden
By G. A. Henty
12 Nov, 2019
This adventure novel centers on a young man in the service of King Charles the XII of Sweden. Sir Marmaduke Carstairs is a Jacobite who is denounced as a plotter against King William. He and his son Charlie flee to Sweden. Charlie joins the foreign l
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This adventure novel centers on a young man in the service of King Charles the XII of Sweden. Sir Marmaduke Carstairs is a Jacobite who is denounced as a plotter against King William. He and his son Charlie flee to Sweden. Charlie joins the foreign legion and is honored by his service in several campaigns against the Poles and Russians. Less