The Devil's Guard by Talbot Mundy
The Devil's Guard is a historical novel by Talbot Mundy, first published in 1925. It tells the story of a British soldier, Captain John Geste, who is sent to the Middle East during World War I to join the mysterious and feared "Devil's Guard" - a unit of German mercenaries fighting for the Ottoman Empire. Geste soon discovers that the Devil's Guard is a highly disciplined and effective fighting force, and he is soon drawn into their ranks. He soon finds himself in the midst of a complex web of intrigue and danger, as he is forced to confront his own inner demons and the secrets of the Devil's Guard. The novel follows Geste's journey as he struggles to survive in the harsh desert environment and to make sense of the mysterious and often brutal world of the Devil's Guard. Along the way, he discovers the truth about the unit and its mysterious leader, and learns the true cost of loyalty and honor.
By Talbot Mundy · First published 1926 · Genre: Adventure Fiction, Historical Fiction, Action/Thriller · 5 chapters · 20,526 words
First lines
We remark upon the slowness of the snail and of the tortoise, but the processes of evolution are incomparably more slow, so that they escape our observation altogether. None the less, we are evolving, although few of us as we suppose. For supposition is the fumes of decomposing vanity--the instrument by which the Devil's Guard beclouds that road on which we are ascending, lest we see too much and so imagine ourselves gods before the devil in us is evaporated. --From The Book Of The Sayings of Tsiang Samdup.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Talbot Mundy
- Date: 1926 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Adventure Fiction, Historical Fiction, Action/Thriller, War Fiction
- Length: 20,526 words
- Structure: 5 chapters, 676 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Adventure Fiction — The Devil's Guard follows the adventures of a group of mercenaries in the Middle East during World War I, making it a classic example of adventure fiction.
- Historical Fiction — The Devil's Guard is set in the Middle East during World War I, making it a historical fiction novel.
- Action/Thriller — The Devil's Guard is full of action and suspense, making it an action/thriller novel.
- War Fiction — The Devil's Guard is set during World War I, making it a war fiction novel.
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Adventure-Fiction · answered · babu · benjamin · chullunder · delhi · eyes · ghose · grim · hand · head · jew
Contents
- Chapter 1: Chullunder Ghose Shoots Shrewdly With the Other Barrel of His Gun
- Chapter 2: "A Manuscript in the Handwriting of Jesus!"
- Chapter 3: In Which Benjamin Yields as a Woman Should, for Love, Not Money
- Chapter 4: The Spies of the Devil's Guard
- Chapter 5: Painless Parker Ramsden, and the Tale Told by the Devil's Spies, Tsang-mondrong and Tsang-yang