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THE REMINISCENCES AND RECOLLECTIONS OF CAPTAIN GRONOW VOLUME ONE

by Captain Gronow

Illustrated by Joseph Grego

Published by The R.S. Surtees Society. 1984

Slightly better than very good condition. Volume One Only. Brown cloth. Gilt titles. Gilt and red heraldic crest to front cover. Colour plates.

Bookplate to front pastedown.

ISBN: 0950769770
Stock no. 1707509

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Contents

  • PUBLISHER'S PREFACE
  • INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER
  • MY ENTRANCE INTO THE ARMY
  • DEPARTURE FOR AND ARRIVAL IN SPAIN
  • THE UNIFORM AND BEARING OF THE FRENCH SOLDIER
  • MAJOR-GENERAL STEWART AND LORD WELLINGTON
  • ST. JEAN DE LUZ
  • FOOLHARDINESS
  • DISCIPLINE
  • SIR JOHN WATERS
  • THE BATTLE OF THE NIVELLE
  • THE PASSAGE OF THE ADOUR
  • ARRIVAL OF THE GUARDS AT BORDEAUX
  • MRS MARY ANNE CLARKE
  • MRS MARY ANNE CLARKE AND COLONEL WARDLE
  • SOCIETY IN LONDON IN 1814
  • THE ITALIAN OPERA - CATALANI
  • DINING AND COOKERY IN ENGLAND FIFTY YEARS AGO
  • THE PRINCE REGENT
  • THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF WALES AT A FETE IN THE YEAR 1813 AT CARLTON HOUSE
  • BEAU BRUMMELL
  • ROMEO COATES
  • HYDE PARK AFTER THE PENINSULAR WAR
  • LONDON HOTELS IN 1814
  • THE CLUBS OF LONDON IN 1814
  • REMARKABLE CHARACTERS OF LONDON ABOUT THE YEARS 1814, 1815, 1816
  • THE GUARDS MARCHING FROM ENGHIEN ON THE 15TH OF JUNE
  • QUATRE BRAS
  • GENERAL APPEARANCE OF THE FIELD OF WATERLOO
  • THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON IN OUR SQUARE
  • THE FRENCH CAVALRY CHARGING THE BRUNSWICKERS
  • THE LAST CHARGE AT WATERLOO
  • HUGUEMONT
  • BYNG WITH HIS BRIGADE AT WATERLOO
  • THE LATE DUKE OF RICHMOND
  • HE UNFORTUNATE CHARGE OF THE HOUSEHOLD BRIGADE
  • THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S OPINION OF THE ENGLISH CAVALRY
  • MARSHAL EXCELMANN'S OPINION OF THE BRITISH CAVALRY
  • APPEARANCE OF PARIS WHEN THE ALLIES ENTERED
  • MARSHAL NEY AND WELLINGTON
  • THE PALAIS ROYAL AFTER THE RESTORATION
  • THE ENGISH IN PARIS AFTER THE RESTORATION OF THE BOURBONS
  • LES ANGLAISES POUR RIRE
  • COACHING AND RACHING IN 1815
  • PARISIAN CAFES IN 1815
  • REVIEW OF THE ALLIED ARMIES BY THE ALLIED SOVEREIGNS IN PARIS
  • CONDUCT OF THE RUSSIAN AND PRUSSIAN SOLDIERS DURING THE OCCUPATION OF PARIS BY THE ALLIES
  • THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN PARIS
  • ESCAPE OF LAVALETTE FROM PRISON
  • DUELLING IN FRANCE IN 1815
  • PISTOL-SHOOTING
  • THE FAUBOURG ST GERMAIN
  • THE SALON DES ETRANGERS IN PARIS
  • THE DUCHESSE DE BERRI AT MASS AT THE CHAPELLE ROYALE
  • LORD WESTMORELAND
  • ALDERMAN WOOD
  • THE OPERA
  • FANNY ELSSLER
  • CHARLES X AND LUIS PHILLIPPE
  • LORD THANET
  • LORD GRANVILLE THE BRITISH EMBASSADOR
  • MARSHAL BLUCHER
  • THE PRUSSIANS IN PARIS
  • JEW MONEY-LENDERS
  • LORD ALVANLEY
  • GENERAL PALMER
  • "MONK" LEWIS
  • SIR THOMAS TURTON
  • GEORGE SMYTHE THE LATE LORD STRANGFORD
  • THE HONOURABLE GEORGE TALBOT
  • A DINNER AT SIR JAMES BLAND BURGES'S IN LOWER BROOK STREET, AUTUMN 1815
  • LORD BYRON
  • SHELLEY
  • ROBERT SOUTHEY, THE POET
  • CAPTAIN HESSE FORMERLY OF THE 18TH HUSSARS
  • VISITING IN THE COUNTRY
  • COLONEL KELLY AND COUNT D'ORSAY
  • MR PHELPS
  • THE LATE LORD BLOOMFIELD
  • THE RIGHT HON GEORGE CANNING
  • MRS BOEHM OF ST JAMES'S SQUARE
  • DR GOODALL OF ETON
  • LORD MELBOURNE THE DUKE OF LEINSTER AND LORD NORMANBY
  • THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER
  • LADY CORK
  • THE DUCHESS OF GORDON
  • THE LATE MRS BRADSHAW (MARIA TREE)
  • LADIES JEWELLERY AND LOVERS
  • THE LATE LORD HENRY SEYMOUR
  • FRANCE AND THE FRENCH
  • THREE HEROIC BROTHERS
  • FRENCH HISTORIANS OF WATERLOO
  • NAPOLEON AT WATERLOO
  • AFTER QUATRE BRAS
  • THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO
  • COLONEL COLQUITT
  • CAPTAIN CHAMBERS, PICTON'S FAVOURITE AIDE-DE-CAMP
  • CAPTAIN ROBERT ADAIR OF THE 1ST GUARDS
  • ENSIGN SOMVERVILLE BURGES OF THE 1ST FOOT GUARDS
  • PERCIVAL OF THE 1ST GUARDS
  • SIR COLIN HALKETT
  • CAPTAIN CURZON
  • CAPTAIN AFTERWARDS COLONEL KELLY OF THE LIFE GUARDS AND OUR CAVALRY CHARGES
  • CHARGE OF THE HEAVY BRIGADE
  • LIEUTENANT TATHWELL - ILL TREATMENT OF A PRISONER BY THE FRENCH
  • SIR W PONSONBY, LORD E SOMERSET, SIR JOHN ELLEY AND SIR HORACE SEYMOUR
  • THE HONOURABLE GEORGE DAMER AND COLONET MUTER
  • HOUGOUMONT
  • MEETING OF WELLINGTON AND BLUCHER
  • SUFFERINGS OF THE WOUNDED
  • EXCESSES OF THE PRUSSIANS
  • PERONEE LA PUCELLE
  • VAE VICTIS
  • NAPOLEON'S MISTAKEN OPINION OF HE ENGLISH ARMY
  • SIR FREDERICK PONSONBY
  • NARROW ESCAPES - RECEPTION IN LONDON
  • CONDUCT OF THE ENGLISH AND PRUSSIAN ARMIES DURING THE OCCUPATION OF PARIS
  • DR KEATE IN PARIS
  • SHAVING IN A MINUTE AND COLONEL ELLISON
  • THE DUKE AND MR CREEVEY
  • THE DUKE'S RAZORS
  • MADEMOISELLE MARS
  • MADEMOISELLE RACHEL
  • SIR JAMES KEMPT AND MR DAVIES
  • THE CORN-LAW RIOTS AND LORD CASTLEREAGH
  • THEN AND NOW
  • SUMNER AND OTHER ETON MASTERS
  • COUNT MONTROD
  • SIR PEPPER ARDEN FATHER OF LORD ALVANLEY
  • JOHN KEMBLE
  • REVOLUTION OF 1848
  • ROGERS AND LUTTRELL
  • THE PIGFACED LADY
  • BALZAC AND EUGENE SUE
  • ALEXANDRE DUMAS
  • CIVILITY REWARDED
  • PARTY AT MANCHESTER HOUSE IN 1816 AND THE REGENTS ETIQUETTE
  • THE BRITISH EMBASSY LORD AND LADY GRANVILLE
  • HOBY THE BOOTMAKER OF ST JAMES STREET
  • HAIRDRESSING FIFTY YEARS SINCE AND VAILS TO SERVANTS
  • TWISTLETON FIENNES THE LATE LORD SAYE AND SELE
  • BURIED ALIVE
  • COUNT D'ORSAY
  • THE SPAFIELDS RIOTS
  • MAD AS A HATTER
  • HARRINGTON HOUSE AND LORD PETERSHAM
  • TOWNSHEND AND BOW STREET OFFICER
  • MADEMOISELLE DUTHE
  • A STRANGE RENCONTRE
  • ADMIRAL SIR RICHARD STRACHAN
  • THE BONAPARTE FAMILY
  • PARIS AFTER THE PEACE
  • THE OPERA IN PARIS IN 1815
  • THE COUNTESS OF ALDBOROUGH
  • ELECTIONEERING IN 1832 GRIMSBY
  • STAFFORD
  • COUNTESS GUICCIOLI AND MADAME DODWELL
  • THE LIGHT COMPANY'S POODLE AND SIR F PONSONBY
  • EXTRAVAGANCE THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH GRANDFATHER OF THE PRESENT DUKE
  • MALIBRAN AND GRISI
  • LORD ALVANLEY
  • SALLY LUNN CAKES THE EYTMOLOGY OF THE WORD "BUN"
  • PICTON'S OPINION OF OUR OFFICERS
  • ADMIRAL NAGLE
  • THE LATE LORD SCARBOROUGH
  • POTAGE A LA POMPADOUR
  • BEARDING THE LION IN HIS DEN
  • A MAD FRIEND
  • LORD ALTHORPE
  • O'CONNELL
  • SNUFF TAKING
  • PETITION AGAINST MY RETURN FOR STAFFORD AND LORD CAMPBELL
  • THE LATE LORD DUDLEY
  • INDEX

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