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Memoirs of a CavalierDaniel Defoe

Memoirs of a Cavalier

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Original author: Daniel Defoe

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"Memoirs of a Cavalier" by Daniel Defoe is a work of historical fiction published in 1720. The story follows an English gentleman-soldier through two devastating conflicts: the Thirty Years' War in Germany, where he serves under the legendary Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus, and the English Civil War, where he fights for King Charles the First. Through one man's military journal spanning 1632 to 1648, Defoe chronicles the grand sweep of European warfare and political upheaval during a tumultuous era.

Memoirs of a Cavalier, by Daniel Defoe. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #12259.

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14 Chapters

  1. 1.Introduction2,005 words
  2. 2.Preface: To the First Edition1,467 words
  3. 3.Part I (1)8,822 words
  4. 4.Part I (2)8,680 words
  5. 5.Part I (3)8,789 words
  6. 6.Part I (4)8,842 words
  7. 7.Part I (5)8,766 words
  1. 8.Part I (6)8,901 words
  2. 9.Part I (7)8,838 words
  3. 10.Part I (8)8,905 words
  4. 11.Part I (9)8,874 words
  5. 12.Part I (10)8,922 words
  6. 13.Part I (11)8,903 words
  7. 14.Part I (12)6,158 words