Pendragon, Late of Prince Albert's Own by Robert Trevelyan
First book in the Pendragon series.
Captain John Hawkedale Pendragon was injured in The Charge of the Light Brigade whilst in retreat after an attack on Russian guns. Retired and unable to stay in the army Pendragon comes back to London to stay with his Aunt Georgina. Suddenly the Queens secret agent is murdered and someone has to fill his place. This is a job for Captain Pendragon. The style of writing in this book was really good and I wanted to keep reading for as long as possible. I am giving it 8/10.
MB
I read this book when I was about Matthew's age and was introduced to this author by my Mother. This is a ripping yarn of intrigue and action set in Victorian times with our hero an officer in the army who was badly wounded during the 'Charge of the Light Brigade' in the Crimea. He is sent back to England with his career all but ended and is pensioned out of the Army due to his wounds. His return is to his Aunt's house in London who is a spinster who has a dazzling social life amongst the great and the good. He gets sucked into the intrigue and is recruited to be a secret agent and discover a plot against the country and the throne. The story is pure fiction and a joy to read as you get a flavour of the times in Victorian Britain. The style is easy and unpretentious. Pendragon is a hero's hero and as a secret agent a precursor of James Bond. There seems to be a theme to this running through our blog? I went on EBay and tried to source one of these books and was horrified to find they are out of print and good copies sell for over £100. We are not selling our copy!
I give this a 10/10
JB
Overall 9/10
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