Think of England

Think of England (2014) KJ Charles

Set in England, 1904

It had been an extraordinarily modern creation at that time, equipped with the very latest innovations, with running water in all the bathrooms, heated by hot-water radiators and illuminated throughout by electricity from his own hydroelectric generator.

This country is heading for a crash, mark my words. There are other nations rising, ones with stronger, purer ideals and men who are prepared to work, to aspire. If we don’t set ourselves to join them now, it won’t be long before we face them on the battlefield. And we’ll be better off doing either without parasites sapping our strength from within.”

Curtis had heard this kind of talk a few times, and never from men who had actually put on a uniform.

Normally a patient man, he had found armchair warriors almost intolerable since Jacobsdal, and there was a snap in his voice as he replied, “Yes, jolly good. So, when that conflict comes, will you be joining the army? Or, why not now, if you’re so keen?”

Characters: Archibald Archie Curtis, Daniel da Silva, Sir Hubert Armstrong, Lady Armstrong, Mr. Keston Grayling, Mrs. Grayling, John Lambdon, Mrs. Lambdon., James Armstrong, Mr. Peter Holt, Fenella Fen Carruth, Patricia Pat Merton, Wesley, Sir Maurice Vaizey, Sir Henry Curtis, Captain Good, Lieutenant Fisher, Lafayette

Cover design by Erin Dameron-Hill

Publisher: KJC Books

Rating: 9/10

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