03-23-2006, 09:45 AM
Ave Volker,
Thank you for your swift and detailed reply.
I do follow your reasoning and agree with you on all points. However, I feel that, even with these points, the book still stands head and shoulders above it's rivals.
This is what Wikipedia had to say.
"George Shipway
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Shipway was a British author best known for his historical novels, but he also tried his hand at political satire in his book The Chilian Club.
Shipway was born in 1908, and served in the Indian Imperial Cavalry until 1946. He died in 1982. His cavalry background served him well when he took up writing - his descriptions of cavalry battles are full of minute details.
Books
* Warrior in Bronze
* King in Splendour
* Imperial Governor
* The Paladin
* The Wolf Time
* Knight in Anarchy
* Free Lance
* Strangers in the Land
* The Chilian Club
This article about a UK writer or poet is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it."
This is from the dust jacket of my hardback copy of the book, Peter Davies, 3rd Edition, 1972, ISBN 432-14750-0:-
"George Shipway Born 1908, lived in India until 1919. Educated at Clifton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Gazetted in the Indian Army in 1928, and served until 1947 in the Indian Cavalry. Retired from the Army in that year with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Taught at a boy's school in Hampshire from 1949 to 1968. Author of Knight in Ararchy, The Chilian Club and The Paladin."
Does anyone else have any more details about George Shipway?
You correctly identified George Shipway's background and what influenced his style of writing. We can only imagine what horrors he saw in India during the Second World War.
Vale
M. Spedius Corbulo
Thank you for your swift and detailed reply.
I do follow your reasoning and agree with you on all points. However, I feel that, even with these points, the book still stands head and shoulders above it's rivals.
This is what Wikipedia had to say.
"George Shipway
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George Shipway was a British author best known for his historical novels, but he also tried his hand at political satire in his book The Chilian Club.
Shipway was born in 1908, and served in the Indian Imperial Cavalry until 1946. He died in 1982. His cavalry background served him well when he took up writing - his descriptions of cavalry battles are full of minute details.
Books
* Warrior in Bronze
* King in Splendour
* Imperial Governor
* The Paladin
* The Wolf Time
* Knight in Anarchy
* Free Lance
* Strangers in the Land
* The Chilian Club
This article about a UK writer or poet is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it."
This is from the dust jacket of my hardback copy of the book, Peter Davies, 3rd Edition, 1972, ISBN 432-14750-0:-
"George Shipway Born 1908, lived in India until 1919. Educated at Clifton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Gazetted in the Indian Army in 1928, and served until 1947 in the Indian Cavalry. Retired from the Army in that year with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Taught at a boy's school in Hampshire from 1949 to 1968. Author of Knight in Ararchy, The Chilian Club and The Paladin."
Does anyone else have any more details about George Shipway?
You correctly identified George Shipway's background and what influenced his style of writing. We can only imagine what horrors he saw in India during the Second World War.
Vale
M. Spedius Corbulo
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