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The Lion of the North
- Author
- G. A. Henty
- Narrator
- Virtual Voice
- Publisher
- Made for Success
- Publish Date
- 27 August 2024
- Run Time
- 10 hours 1 minute
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Malcolm Greene is a Scotsman, recruited to fight for Sweden under the greatest soldier of the century, Gustavus Adolphus. Malcolm throws himself into the fray in the great battles of the first half of the Thirty Years War. In the ranks of the Scotch Brigade, we meet Mackay, Hepburn, and Munro—heroes all and destined for greatness. He confronts rebellious peasants, goes undercover as a clockmaker, and in the end, marries the Thelka, with whom he will live out his days on the moors of Scotland.
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Details
- Author
- G. A. Henty
- Narrator
- Virtual Voice
- Duration
- 10 hours 1 minute
- Release Date
- 27 August 2024
- ISBN
- 9798874868611
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Made for Success
- Genre
- Classic fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Adventure fiction
Synopsis
Malcolm Greene is a Scotsman, recruited to fight for Sweden under the greatest soldier of the century, Gustavus Adolphus. Malcolm throws himself into the fray in the great battles of the first half of the Thirty Years War. In the ranks of the Scotch Brigade, we meet Mackay, Hepburn, and Munro—heroes all and destined for greatness. He confronts rebellious peasants, goes undercover as a clockmaker, and in the end, marries the Thelka, with whom he will live out his days on the moors of Scotland.
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