02111cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000290011324500170014226400510015930000470021033600260025733700260028333800360030950000310034550800140037652011560039053400750154665300580162185600560167985600430173599900190177871286UtSlPG20260610134640.0mcr n260607r20231865utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aGrant, James,d1822-188710aOliver Ellis 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2023-07-28  aAl Haines  a"Oliver Ellis; or, The Fusiliers" by James Grant is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The story centers around Oliver Ellis, a soldier whose life is depicted through his boyhood experiences and the tumultuous events that shape his destiny, reflecting on themes of duty, love, and the consequences of choices made in the shadow of military life.  The opening of the novel introduces Oliver Ellis and paints a vivid picture of his childhood spent in the army camp of Burgoyne during the American Revolutionary War. Oliver reminisces about his father's military background, the comradeship of soldiers, and his mother’s poignant memories of loss and hardship. The narrative describes the serene but isolated life he shares with his family after his father's death, leading to Oliver's desire to pursue a military career despite his mother's apprehensions. This groundwork builds up the character of Oliver and sets the stage for his internal struggles as he transitions from boyhood dreams to the realities of adulthood, while capturing the duality of love for family and duty to country. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cUnited Kingdom: George Routledge and Sons, 1865  aGreat Britain. Army. Royal Scots Fusiliers -- Fiction4 uhttps://archive.org/details/11654533.2094.emory.edu40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71286  c112012d112012