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    The White Company
    The White Company
    The White Company
    Audiobook15 hours

    The White Company

    Written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Narrated by Nick Rawlinson

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    The White Company is a motley group of English mercenaries, fighting under the leadership of Sir Nigel Loring. Bound by an unquestioning respect for social order, patriotism and a lust for adventure, the company makes its way to France to fight in the local wars. With assiduous attention to historical detail, Conan Doyle paints a convincing picture of the chivalric life and manners of the 14th century. With a fresh, concise style, this is a robust and stirring tale of adventure with the spirit and humorous touch of a Chaucerian raconteur.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIsis Publishing Ltd
    Release dateMay 1, 2004
    ISBN9781445012483
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    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Arthur Conan Doyle was born in 1859. He trained to be a doctor at Edinburgh University and eventually set up a medical practice in Southsea. During the quiet periods between patients, he turned his hand to writing, producing historical novels such as Micah Clarke and adventure yarns including The Lost World, as well as four novels and fifty-six stories involving his most celebrated creations, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. Doyle was knighted in 1902. In later life he devoted much of his time to his belief in Spiritualism, using his writing and celebrity as a means of providing funds to support activities in this field. He died in 1930.

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    • 5/5
      A good read with Doyle's typical biases in plain view. Pro British Empire and anti-clerical (virulently anti-monastic), he nonetheless paints a vivid and engaging tale of the coming of age of a young squire and the final deed of glory of a few grown knights. As the main character leaves one white company (the monks) for another (the knights). Overall, a great story that seemed ride with historical and accurate detail. It's clear this is the same author who invented the inimitable Sherlock Holmes and his ability not only to see, but to observe. The details are what separate a book like this from something like Ivanhoe, another good story replete with the *feel* of Medieval Christendom, but having many 18th and early 19th-century anachronisms cloaked in medieval dressing. This feels much more like the real deal in the characterization of the characters, though almost every monk or nun be a mediocre or bad character.

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    • 5/5
      A good fun adventure for mature readers. I enjoy a story with real heroes and humor.

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