The White Company.THE WHITE COMPANY. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 1891/2004. Read by Nick Rawlinson. 15 cds. 16.5 hrs. ISIS Audiobooks. 0-7531-2325-8. $104.05. Vinyl vinyl /vi·nyl/ (vi´nil) the univalent group CH2dbondCH—. vinyl chloride a vinyl group to which an atom of chlorine is attached; the monomer which polymerizes to polyvinyl chloride; it is toxic ; notes. SA The White Company is historical fiction placed in the early part of the Hundred Years' War Hundred Years' War (1337–1453) Intermittent armed conflict between England and France over territorial rights and the issue of succession to the French throne. It began when Edward III invaded Flanders in 1337 in order to assert his claim to the French crown. between England and France. Two young men in 14th-century England are leaving a monastery monastery Local community or residence of a religious order, particularly an order of monks. Christian monasteries originally developed in Egypt, where the monks first lived as isolated hermits and then began to coalesce in communal groups. . One, Alain, is an orphan orphan: see adoption; foundling hospital; guardian and ward. See widow & orphan. Orphan See also Abandonment. Adverse, Anthony finally, at middle age, discovers origins. [Am. Lit. from a landed family who was raised in the monastery when his parents died. The other, Hortle John, is a young tough whose language and actions the monks find intolerable. As the two seek their fortunes, they meet and go off to war together in the White Company under Sir Nigel Loring, one of the leading knights of the era. This tale of adventure, with a little romance, takes the listener to Spain and France and into battles with pirate ships, archers and peasant peasant Any member of a class that tills the soil as small landowners or agricultural labourers. The peasant economy generally has a simple technology and a division of labour by age and sex. The basic unit of production is the family or household. rebellions. Rawlinson offers a fully voiced reading. He has many different voices for the various characters, and the reading is smooth and flows easily. However, Sir Nigel's distinctive voice, high pitched and lispy, is somehow not quite what you would expect of a big-time war hero. Susan Offner, Teacher, Lexington H.S., Lexington, MA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code help librarian (1) A person who works in the data library and keeps track of the tapes and disks that are stored and logged out for use. Also known as a "file librarian" or "media librarian." See data library. (2) See CA-Librarian. and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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