02736cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000290012624500390015526400510019430000470024533600260029233700260031833800360034450000310038050505280041150800140093952012100095353400750216365300120223865300180225085600560226885600430232499900190236769500UtSlPG20260610134616.0mcr n260607r20221874utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a44020553  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aGrant, James,d1822-188714aThe Queen's cadet, and other tales 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2022  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2022-12-080 aThe Queen's cadet -- The spectre hand -- The bombardier's story -- Kotah: a tale of the Indian mutiny -- The story of Raphael Velda -- La Belle Turque: the story of the Princess Cécile -- The Marquis de Fratteaux, captain of French horse -- Socivisca: the story of a Greek outlaw -- Paquette: an episode of the Franco-Prussian War -- Apparitions and wonders: Leaves from old London life, 1664-1705. The wild beast of Gévaudan. "There were giants in those days." Buried hearts. Phantasmagoria. A string of ghost stories.  aAl Haines  a"The Queen's Cadet" by James Grant is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The opening tale introduces us to Jack Arkley, a young officer and Queen's cadet, who narrates a haunting experience concerning his childhood and an encounter with a beautiful girl named Eve. The story weaves themes of love, loss, and the supernatural, reflecting the interplay between personal ambition and the spectral influences of the past.  The opening of the story presents a nostalgic reflection on Arkley's life at Sandhurst military academy, where he reminisces about his upbringing in Wales and a fateful meeting with a mysterious girl during a mountain excursion. After saving her from a dangerous fall, he discovers she is his cousin, igniting a poignant bond between them. However, their budding affection is overshadowed by his subsequent army service in India, where he becomes entwined in a series of ghostly apparitions linked to her presence, suggesting deeper connections between love, fate, and the supernatural. This rich tapestry of romance and eerie occurrences invites readers to explore the themes of memory and emotional resonance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited Kingdom: George Routledge and Sons, 1874  aFiction  aShort stories4 uhttps://archive.org/details/02185409.2085.emory.edu40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69500  c110286d110286