Robert Graves first came across the name of Roger Lamb in 1914, when Graves was an English officer instructing his platoon in regimental history. Lamb was a British soldier who had served his king during the American War of Independence, and whose claim to a footnote in history is that he managed to escape twice from American prison camps. When Graves went to America in the 1930s, he remembered Sergeant Lamb, investigated his story and created this fictionalized memoir telling Lamb's story from his Irish childhood to war and revolution, weaving a mesmerizing tale of courage and adventure.
| ISBN: | 9780141197685 |
| Publication date: | 26th January 2012 |
| Author: | Robert Graves |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction Historical adventure fiction |
Robert Graves first came across the name of Roger Lamb in 1914, when Graves was an English officer instructing his platoon in regimental history. Lamb was a British soldier who had served his king during the American War of Independence, and whose claim to a footnote in history is that he managed to escape twice from American prison camps. When Graves went to America in the 1930s, he remembered Sergeant Lamb, investigated his story and created this fictionalized memoir telling Lamb's story from his Irish childhood to war and revolution, weaving a mesmerizing tale of courage and adventure.
Sergeant Lamb of the Ninth features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Historical adventure fiction
Sergeant Lamb of the Ninth is available in Paperback
Sergeant Lamb of the Ninth was written by Robert Graves and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Sergeant Lamb of the Ninth has 288 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Modern Classics series
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