The French Prisoners of Norman Cross - A Tale

The French Prisoners of Norman Cross, by Arthur Brown
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Title: The French Prisoners of Norman Cross A Tale Author: Arthur Brown
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Transcribed from the [1895] Hodder Brothers edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org
“Weep sore for him that goeth away : for he shall return no more , nor see his native country .”
THE
French Prisoners
OF
Norman Cross.
A TALE .
BY THE
REV. ARTHUR BROWN, Rector of Catfield , Norfolk. London: HODDER BROTHERS, 18 NEW BRIDGE STREET, E.C. PRINTED BY NOPS & TARRANT, 19, LUDGATE HILL, LONDON, E.C.
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CHAPTER I.—THE ARRIVAL.
The tramp of feet was heard one afternoon late in the Autumn of 1808, on the road that leads from Peterborough to Yaxley. A body of men, four abreast, and for the most part in the garb and with the bearing of soldiers, was marching along. But the sight was not exhilarating. The swing and springy step of soldiers on the march is always a pleasant sight; but there was a downcast look on most of these ...