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Beau Geste
Wren, Percival Christopher

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Beau Geste is a 1924 adventure novel by P. C. Wren.

Michael “Beau” Geste is the protagonist. The main narrator (among others), by contrast, is his younger brother John. The three Geste brothers are a metaphor for the British upper class values of a time gone by, and “the decent thing to do” is, in fact, the leitmotif of the novel. The Geste brothers are orphans and have been brought up by their aunt at Brandon Abbas. The rest of Beau’s band are mainly Isobel and Claudia (only daughter of Lady Patricia, and in a way, also reason enough for Michael to join the French Foreign Legion), and Lady Patricia’s relative Augustus (always considered “the heir” of Sir Hector Brandon).

When a precious jewel known as the “Blue Water” goes missing, suspicion falls on the young people, and Beau leaves Britain to join the Foreign Legion (la Légion étrangère), followed by his brothers, Digby (his twin) and John. There, after some adventure and separation from Digby, the sadistic Sergeant Major Lejaune gets command of the little garrison at Fort Zinderneuf in French North Africa, and only an attack by Tuaregs prevents a mutiny and mass desertion (only the Geste brothers and a few loyals are against the plot). Throughout the book and adventures, Beau’s behaviour is true to France and the Legion, and he dies at his post. At Brandon Abbas, the last survivor of the three brothers, John, is welcomed by their aunt and his fiancée Isobel, and the reason for the jewel theft is revealed to have been a matter of honour, and to have been the only “decent thing” possible.

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Wren, Percival Christopher - Beau Ideal - Language: Spanish, Novel - Format: ePub
Esta novela completa la famosa trilogía de novelas sobre la Legión Extranjera francesa y su trama es tan apasionante como la de «Beau Geste» y «Beau Sabreur». Reaparecen en estas páginas las figuras que impusieron su desbordante (More) vitalidad en las novelas anteriores: Juan Geste, hermano de Beau, el bizarro coronel Beaujolais, Hank y Buddy. El autor evoca de nuevo, con su peculiar maestría, la dura vida en el desierto africano, el ambiente inhóspito y abrasador donde transcurren las sorprendentes aventuras de sus héroes.
Wren, Percival Christopher - Beau Sabreur - Language: Spanish, Novel - Format: ePub
Esta novela forma parte de la famosa trilogía sobre la Legión iniciada con Beau Geste. Enrique de Beaujolais es enviado a África con una misión secreta. La caravana del valiente oficial recorre el desierto del Sahara, viéndose (More) envuelta en dramáticas aventuras hasta desembocar en un interesante desenlace. Un libro apasionante y humano, bello aguafuerte de la grandeza del desierto y de los hombres que velan desde sus arenas infinitas. Wren, antes de dedicarse a la literatura fue miembro de la Caballería Británica y más tarde ostentó el rango de mayor en la Legión Extranjera Francesa. La experiencia personal en Marruecos y su penetrante capacidad psicológica le sirvieron para convertirse, por la humanidad de sus personajes y la hábil recreación de escenarios, en uno de los clásicos de la novela de aventuras.
Wren, Percival Christopher - Beau Geste - Language: Spanish, Novel - Format: ePub
Beau Geste comienza con el relato de un oficial de la Legión Extranjera sobre un extraño suceso que vivió en el pasado. Acosado por las guerrillas nativas, un fuerte de avanzada de la Legión situado en Zinderneuf, Nigeria, (More) solicitó refuerzos urgentemente. Cuando las tropas se acercaron al fuerte observaron a numerosos legionarios apostados en sus almenas. Pero no se movían ni respondían a sus llamadas: más tarde comprobarán que estaban todos muertos... La segunda parte de la novela narra, a modo de flashback, cómo la misteriosa desaparición del zafiro Agua Azul, propiedad de la señora Patricia Brandon, lleva a sus tres sobrinos, Michael, Digby y John Geste, a alistarse en la Legión Extranjera. Los tres hermanos serán destinados a un fuerte perdido al norte de Nigeria donde «le cafard», la locura del desierto debida a la inactividad expectante, acaba haciendo mella en todo el destacamento. La fuerza, el colorido y la trama enigmática de esta novela, uno de los clásicos de la literatura juvenil de aventuras en todo el mundo, responden a un ambiente de encrespadas pasiones y de heroísmo. De ahí que la vida de la Legión Extranjera en el marco trágico del desierto africano encuentre en la mayoría de sus capítulos un acento muy humano y unos escenarios muy vivos que sólo pueden competir con episodios de la vida real.
Wren, Percival Christopher - Beau Ideal - Language: English, Novel - Format: iSilo
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Wren, Percival Christopher - Beau Geste - Language: English, Novel - Format: ePub, iSilo
Beau Geste is a 1924 adventure novel by P. C. Wren. Michael "Beau" Geste is the protagonist. The main narrator (among others), by contrast, is his younger brother John. The three Geste brothers are a metaphor for the British (More) upper class values of a time gone by, and "the decent thing to do" is, in fact, the leitmotif of the novel. The Geste brothers are orphans and have been brought up by their aunt at Brandon Abbas. The rest of Beau's band are mainly Isobel and Claudia (only daughter of Lady Patricia, and in a way, also reason enough for Michael to join the French Foreign Legion), and Lady Patricia's relative Augustus (always considered "the heir" of Sir Hector Brandon). When a precious jewel known as the "Blue Water" goes missing, suspicion falls on the young people, and Beau leaves Britain to join the Foreign Legion (la Légion étrangère), followed by his brothers, Digby (his twin) and John. There, after some adventure and separation from Digby, the sadistic Sergeant Major Lejaune gets command of the little garrison at Fort Zinderneuf in French North Africa, and only an attack by Tuaregs prevents a mutiny and mass desertion (only the Geste brothers and a few loyals are against the plot). Throughout the book and adventures, Beau's behaviour is true to France and the Legion, and he dies at his post. At Brandon Abbas, the last survivor of the three brothers, John, is welcomed by their aunt and his fiancée Isobel, and the reason for the jewel theft is revealed to have been a matter of honour, and to have been the only "decent thing" possible.
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