The Pride of Jennico: Being a Memoir of Captain Basil Jennico
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The Pride of Jennico one of the richest landowners in the broad Empire, the master of an historic castle on theB ohemian Marches. It was indeed an odd turn of fortunes wheel. But doubtless there is a predestination in such things, unknown to man. My great-uncle had always taken a peculiar interest in me. Some fifty years before my birth, precluded by the religion of our family from any hope of adv...
MoreThe Pride of Jennico one of the richest landowners in the broad Empire, the master of an historic castle on theB ohemian Marches. It was indeed an odd turn of fortunes wheel. But doubtless there is a predestination in such things, unknown to man. My great-uncle had always taken a peculiar interest in me. Some fifty years before my birth, precluded by the religion of our family from any hope of advancement in the army of our own country, he had himself entered the Imperial service; and when I had reached the age of manhood, he insisted on my being sent to him in Vienna to enter upon the same career. To him I owe my rapid promotion after the Turkish campaign of 1769. But I question, for all his influence at Court, whether I should have benefited otherwise than through his advice and interest, had it not been for an unforeseen series of moves on the part of my elder brother at home. One fine day it was announced to us that this latter had been offered and had accepted a barony in the peerage of Great Britain.
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