Anyways, discovering this book made me want to throw away my smartphone and close my laptop for good, and open myself up to being surprised more frequently by chance, random encounters, thereby bringing a little more mystery back into my world. F Yeats-Brown, Francis Yeats-Brown, Franics Yeats-Brown, Francis Yeats-Brown, Francis Yeates-Brown, YEATS- BROWN FRANCIS. I, for one, find myself longing more and more for that time of not so long ago when the expression 'word of mouth' had a much more literal meaning and happened on a much smaller, slower scale. Francis Yeats-Brown (18861944) Author of The Lives of a Bengal Lancer Includes the names: F Yeats Brown, Yeats-Brown F, F. While Twitter, blogs, Goodreads, and the myriad of internet 'favorite lists' do increase our exposure to all sorts of things we might not otherwise be exposed to, I'm not convinced that this is categorically a good thing. At least not one who owns a computer with a broadband connection. arc the heroes of the stirring, remarkable and colorful. Ours is not an age when one frequently has the opportunity to stumble across new things without some degree of prior knowledge, after all. of thru, but as Francis Yeats- Brown described them hi his noted book, Lives of a Bengal Lancer. Nominated for 8 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay, winning 2 - Best Assistant Director and Best Assistant Director.Between having been a bookseller for 16 years and the invention of the internet, I find myself being surprised by chance discoveries of previously unheard of masterpieces less and less. Aubrey Smith, Kathleen Burke and Douglass Dumbrille.īased on the book by Francis Yeats-Brown, published in 1930 and one of the biggest hits of the year.This is the film where Douglass Dumbrille says, 'We have ways of making men talk,' although everybody remembers it as, 'We have ways of making you talk.' Will they uphold the honor of the regiment? Will Stone and the Colonel come to terms with their difficult relationship?Īlso starring Franchot Tone, Richard Cromwell, Guy Standing, C. We follow the three through varied adventures and hardships. He quickly discovers that life in the presence of his fellow soldiers is anything but boring. McGregor is joined by two new arrivals, haughty Forsythe and callow Donald Stone.son of the commanding colonel. Bengal Lancer ebook By Francis Yeats-Brown Format ebook ISBN 9781780602011 Author Francis Yeats-Brown Publisher Eland Publishing Release 25 November 2021 Subjects Travel Nonfiction Find this title in Libby, the library reading app by OverDrive. Overview In 1905, Francis Yeats-Brown, then a young cavalryman, arrives in Bengal to serve in the 41st Bengal Lancers regiment.

Experienced (though insubordinate) Lieut. The 41st Bengal Lancers are stationed on the Northwest Frontier of British India, guarding against Afridi invaders led by wily Mohammed Khan.

Bengal Lancer by Francis Yeats-Brown