{"product_id":"border-and-bastille-by-the-author-of-guy-livingstone-paperback-9781108033299","title":"Border and Bastille; By the Author of 'Guy Livingstone' (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108033299","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBorder and Bastille\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBy the Author of 'Guy Livingstone'\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLawrence's 1863 book describes his failure to join the Confederate army, but also gives an account of Civil War America.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeorge Alfred Lawrence (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108033299, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 September 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e294 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.7 cm, 0.38 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePublished in 1863, English novelist George Alfred Lawrence's first foray into travel-writing recounts a failed attempt to join the Confederate Army of Virginia. Lawrence (1827–76), who abandoned a law career when his first novel (1853) sold, became known for books that celebrated the brash, violent, aristocratic hero. Lawrence had joined the militia in England, and one critic has suggested that Lawrence's American expedition was his attempt to live as his most famous character, Guy Livingstone, and his attempt to write himself into heroism. In novelistic fashion his work describes his voyage from England to New York, his journey as far as Maryland, his capture by farmers, and his weeks in a Washington gaol. Lawrence embraced the Confederate cause and his work, often racist and relativist, expresses total faith in it.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eL'Envoi\u003cbr\u003e 1. A foul start\u003cbr\u003e 2. Congressia\u003cbr\u003e 3. Capua\u003cbr\u003e 4. Friends in council\u003cbr\u003e 5. The ford\u003cbr\u003e 6. The ferry\u003cbr\u003e 7. Fallen across the threshold\u003cbr\u003e 8. The road to Avernus\u003cbr\u003e 9. Caged birds\u003cbr\u003e 10. Dark days\u003cbr\u003e 11. Homeward bound\u003cbr\u003e 12. A popular armament\u003cbr\u003e 13. The debatable ground\u003cbr\u003e 14. Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266035011864,"sku":"9781108033299","price":24.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108033299i.jpg?v=1694873709","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/border-and-bastille-by-the-author-of-guy-livingstone-paperback-9781108033299","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}