P. C. Wren: Collected Works (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. The Wages of Virtue, Cupid in Africa, Stepsons of France, Snake and Sword, Driftwood Spars & Biographical Stories of the French Foreign LegionBy P. C. Wren

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P. C. Wren: Collected Works gathers the fiction of a writer best remembered for Beau Geste and its companion tales of loyalty, disguise, endurance, and imperial adventure. Set largely amid the stark romance of the French Foreign Legion, these works combine melodramatic plotting with crisp narrative momentum, moral testing, and an Edwardian relish for honour under pressure. Wren's prose belongs to the late imperial adventure tradition, yet it is distinguished by its fascination with brotherhood, sacrifice, and the theatrical masks men adopt in extremity. Percival Christopher Wren remains an enigmatic figure, in part because the exact extent of his military experience has long been debated. Born in 1875 and educated in Britain, he spent significant years in India as a teacher and administrator, experiences that clearly informed his sense of empire, hierarchy, discipline, and exile. Whether drawn from direct service or imaginative reconstruction, his Legion fiction reflects a lifelong engagement with codes of conduct and masculine idealism. This collection is recommended to readers of classic adventure fiction, imperial literary history, and popular storytelling between the Victorian and modern periods. It offers not only vigorous entertainment but also a revealing archive of the ideals, anxieties, and narrative pleasures of its age. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions. - A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation. - A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists. - A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths. - Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts. - Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.

Adventure Survival Historical Romance Psychological Hidden Identity Identity War & Battle Family Grief

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GenreAction and Adventure

Length44 hrs 34 mins

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Publish dateDec 12, 2023

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1Introduction

47Chapter II. Mr. Charles Stayne-Brooker (or Herr Karl Stein-Brücker)

2Collected Works of P. C. WREN:

48Chapter III. Mrs. Stayne-Brooker—and Her Ex-Stepson

3Novels:

49Chapter I. Bertram Becomes a Man of War

4SNAKE AND SWORD

50Chapter II. And is Ordered to East Africa

5Chapter I. The Snake and the Soul

51Chapter III. Preparations

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6Chapter II. The Sword and the Snake

52Chapter IV. Terra Marique Jactatus

7Chapter III. The Snake Appears

53Chapter V. Mrs. Stayne-Brooker

8Chapter IV. The Sword and the Soul

54Chapter VI. Mombasa

9Chapter V. Lucille

55Chapter VII. The Mombasa Club

10Chapter VI. The Snake&#x27;s &quot;Myrmidon&quot;

56Chapter VIII. Military and Naval Manœuvres

11Chapter VII. Love—and the Snake

57Chapter IX. Bertram Invades Africa

12Chapter VIII. Troopers of the Queen

58Chapter X. M’paga

13Chapter IX. A Snake Avenges a Haddock and Lucille Behaves in an Un-Smelliean Manner

59Chapter XI. Food and Feeders

14Chapter X. Much Ado About Almost Nothing—a Trooper

60Chapter XII. Reflections

15Chapter XI. More Myrmidons

61Chapter XIII. Baking

16Chapter XII. Vultures and Luck—good and Bad

62Chapter XIV. The Convoy

17Chapter XIII. Found

63Chapter XV. Butindi

18Chapter XIV. The Snake and the Sword

64Chapter XVI. The Bristol Bar

19Seven Years After

65Chapter XVII. More Baking

20Epilogue

66Chapter XVIII. Trial

21THE WAGES OF VIRTUE

67Chapter XIX. Of a Pudding

22Chapter I. Soap and Sir Montague Merline

68Chapter XX. Stein-Brücker Meets Bertram Greene—and Death

23Chapter II. A Barrack-Room of the Legion

69Chapter I. Mrs. Stayne-Brooker Again

24Chapter III. Carmelita Et Cie

70Chapter II. Love

25Chapter IV. The Canteen of the Legion

71Chapter III. Love and War

26Chapter V. The Trivial Round

72Chapter IV. Baked

27Chapter VI. Le Cafard and Other Things

73Chapter V. Finis

28Chapter VII. The Sheep in Wolf&#x27;s Clothing

74Short Story Collections:

29Chapter VIII. The Temptation of Sir Montague Merline

75STEPSONS OF FRANCE

30Chapter IX. The Café and the Canteen

76I. Ten Little Legionaries

31Chapter X. The Wages of Sin

77II. À La Ninon De L&#x27;Enclos

32Chapter XI. Greater Love..

78III. An Officer And—a Liar

33Epilogue

79IV. The Dead Hand

34DRIFTWOOD SPARS

80V. The Gift

35Chapter I. The Man

81VI. The Deserter

36Chapter II. The Boy

82VII. Five Minutes

37§ 1. Mr. Grobble

83VIII. &quot;Here Are Ladies&quot;

38§ 2. General Murger

84IX. The Macsnorrt

39§ 3. Sergeant-Major Lawrence-Smith

85X. &quot;Belzébuth&quot;

40§ 4. Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Gosling-Green

86XI. The Quest

41§ 5. Mr. Horace Faggit

87XII. &quot;Vengeance Is Mine...&quot;

42§ 1

88XIII. Sermons in Stones

43§ 2

89XIV. Moonshine

44§ 3

90XV. The Coward of the Legion

45CUPID IN AFRICA: Or, The Baking of Bertram in Love and War

91XVI. Mahdev Rao

46Chapter I. Major Hugh Walsingham Greene

92XVII. The Merry Liars

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