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One of the 28th A tale of Waterloo G A Henty

One of the 28th: A tale of Waterloo
Reading "One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo" was an unusual experience, one I enjoyed very much. I downloaded the free kindle edition out of curiosity based only on the title. There was no description of the contents with the listings on Goodreads.com and Amazon.com only a statement that the digital edition had been created by a team of volunteers. Likewise, nothing is said about the author. I'm a reader of military history and historical fiction and thought the book might be one of these, and it is the latter in a sense. At the same time, because of one of the two interrelated plots there is reason to believe this is a YA book. Some of the writing supports this view, a sort of action/adventure tale. On the other hand, the second plot and the language that accompanies both stories reads like Jane Austen, high praise indeed. Of course, the book is set in Austen's era of the early nineteenth century, but still the manners and mores depicted are hers, albeit in a gothic setting a bit like "Northanger Abbey." It seems to me the style and much of the content might be a little too cultivated for many YA readers, particularly American ones, but it was a very enjoyable read for me.