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by John Wilcox (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 341 pages
  • Publisher: Headline; First Edition edition (27 Dec 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0755327209
  • ISBN-13: 978-0755327201
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.6 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 322,958 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Another thrilling, action-packed adventure set during one of the most famous battles fought by the British army in the late nineteenth century, the Battle of Tel-el-Kebir

News of Ahmed Arabi's uprising against the Anglo-French suzerainty in Egypt has caused great alarm in London. The French choose not to fight and retire from the country, but the British land a force led by Sir Garnet Wolseley. He plucks out of an uneasy pastoral retirement on the Welsh borders his favourite scouts, Simon Fonthill, one time subaltern and ex-Captain in the North West Frontier’s Royal Corps of Guides, and 352 Jenkins, Simon’s ex-batman, servant and mentor. Fonthill and Jenkins are to venture into the desert ahead of Wolseley's hastily assembled army and observe the movements and location of the Egyptian force. But bloodshed is ahead at Tel-el-Kebir...



About the Author
John Wilcox was a journalist for many years before travelling all round the world while working in industry. He is now a full-time writer.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I am very partial to this kind of historical fiction book, so beware!, 28 Sep 2007
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As usual I got it and read it very fast. After all it is the fifth book in the series and I knew well what to expect.
I have always enjoyed ripping yarns, as a child BEAU GESTE was my favorite book (and still is in a way...), and I must confess I found John Wilcox is at his "P.C.Wrennish" with "touches of Cornwell" in this book.

So?, you will say.
Well, as I have already said in the reviews of the other four books, with time the characters improve a lot, I do found Alice (contrary to other reviewers) a great character (shades of Maria Vanbrugh there!) and she is welcomed to provide the romantic line (really Victorian) and also the excuse for many of the Fonthill&352 heroics...
Add to that... Wolseley is one of my favorite British generals and Tel el Kebir is probably his greatest campaign/battle/achievement, and you will see how partial I am!.

Curiously enough, what I enjoyed the most is the introduction of a proper "baddie"! (the more repulsive the better...it was about time...), but also the chapters in the Wales border, and the riots in Alexandria (influences of Zaguig's "BEAU IDEAL" come to mind), the rest is highly predictable if you know the real history, but a well researched frame is vital to the credibility of the series.

Action packed IT IS!, in fact a minor criticism is the disproportioned quantity of actions Simon Fonthill and 352 (plus the current novel sidekick... et cetera...) manage to get into (almost continuously to our delight) and leaves you with the feeling the rest of the Army&Navy&Wolseley have the "thing in the pocket" thanks to our heroes... they behave as a SAS mini-patrol all the time by day or by night... and excepting "the moonlight charge" they are crucial in almost any part or aspect of the campaign... well, good for them that is what heroe's stuff is supposed to be!.

So, resuming if a fan of the series (as me) you will enjoy. .
BUT, if you expect a Jane Austen novel you will be disappointed.
Guess I have made myself clear.

ADB

PS: my original review (28 September 2007) has been deleted and replaced by this one (02 April 2008) and I was not wrong in pre-awarding the five stars!... amazon always maintains the date of the first review NO matter what!...
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Read this series in order!!, 8 Dec 2008
This review is from: The Guns of El Kebir (Simon Fonthill) (Paperback)
OK so I'm new to the Fonthill novels, and I really do feel that I should have started with the first in the series, but the author should be aware that not everyone will read his novels in order, infact he I am sure hopes that the popularity of this series increases in time. The main problem I have with this book is that, whilst I understand there are times where there is a need to refer to past novels, there is surely no need to do so as frequently as this novel does and give away so much. Whereas initially my thought was to purchase previous novels, now I'm not sure I want to as I already know much of what happens.

ON the flip side, I loved the story of 352 (a cracking character I might add) in court, a very good intro to both the lead charaters. I am interested in reading more of 352 but am not sure if I will for the reason mentioned above, if I do I may edit this review, watch this space.....
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Probably his best yet, 4 Nov 2008
This review is from: The Guns of El Kebir (Simon Fonthill) (Paperback)
I've always quite enjoyed the Fonthill novels [with emphasis on the 'quite'] but they haven't captured me in the way of Cornwell or Iggulden. To be honest, there was a bit of skip-reading towards the end and a feeling of 'glad I've finished'. However, to be fair, this one is MUCH better! I enjoyed it very much. He seems to have worked in more sub-plots this time. Very Boy's Own, as before, but what's wrong with that?! I don't think he aspires to a higher plane even though his research appears to be good. Not as bloodthirsty as the other two authors to the extent of going the other way! Perhaps 'compassionate' is the best word. Being Welsh myself, I've always looked carefully at his treatment of Jenkins but have to say I can't fault him!!!!
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Best Yet
Despite having read all of John Wilcox' Simon Fonthill novels published to date, I have always had a slightly ambivalent attitude towards them. Read more
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The books go from strength to strength, I would reccomend them to anyone, particularly those who have an interest in the colonial period, the characters of Simon and 352 are good,... Read more
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