The Winter Soldiers.THE WINTER SOLDIERS. Garry Douglas Kilworth. 2002. Read by Terry Wale wale n. A mark raised on the skin, as by a whip; a weal or welt. v. To raise marks on the skin, as by whipping. . 10 cds. 11.5 hrs. Soundings Audiobooks, dist. by Ulverscroft USA. 1-84283-862-8. $89.95. Vinyl; plot notes. A In this exciting historical novel Kilworth has captured the essence of life in the mid-19th-century British army The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with unification of the governments and armed forces of England and Scotland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. . Social class was just as important in the military as it was on the streets of London. Commissions were purchased for the second sons of the upper classes while the ranks were made up of the unemployed, criminals, and the excess sons of laborers. In this instance there is an exception. The main character, Sergeant "Fancy Jack" Crossman, has rejected his upper class background due to disputes with his father and is serving in the ranks. Crossman leads a band of assassins, saboteurs, and spies who take on tasks that are considered beneath the dignity of the regular army. The motley crew
A motley crew is a cliché for a roughly-organized assembly of characters. includes a Turk, a male impersonator, two North Americans, and other misfits. They fight for queen and country in the Crimean War Crimean War (krīmē`ən), 1853–56, war between Russia on the one hand and the Ottoman Empire, Great Britain, France, and Sardinia on the other. The causes of the conflict were inherent in the unsolved Eastern Question. . Wale does a smashing job as reader. Masculine, feminine, upper class, cockney Cockney Bow Bells famous bell in East End of London; “only one who is born within the bell’s sound is a true Cockney.” [Br. Hist.: NCE, 347] Doolittle, Eliza Cockney girl taught by professor to imitate aristocracy. , and Turkish accents as well as various emotions are handled with ease. The story is fast moving and exciting but also has coarse language, sexual innuendo innuendo n. from Latin innuere, "to nod toward." In law it means "an indirect hint." "Innuendo" is used in lawsuits for defamation (libel or slander), usually to show that the party suing was the person about whom the nasty statements were made or why the comments , and graphic gore. Unresolved romantic and family issues demand a sequel. Prof. John E. Boyd, Jenkintown, PA A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians 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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