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Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
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Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=r
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29 - Finis. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
29 - Finis. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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28 - Baked. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
28 - Baked. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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27 - Love and War. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
27 - Love and War. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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26 - Love. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
26 - Love. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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25 - Mrs. Stayne-Brooker Again. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
25 - Mrs. Stayne-Brooker Again. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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24 - Stein-Brucker Meets Berram Greene - and Death. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
24 - Stein-Brucker Meets Berram Greene - and Death. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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23 - Of a Pudding. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
23 - Of a Pudding. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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22 - Trial. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
22 - Trial. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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21 - More Baking. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
21 - More Baking. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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20 - The Bristol Bar. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
20 - The Bristol Bar. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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19 - Butindi. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
19 - Butindi. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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18 - The Convoy. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
18 - The Convoy. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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17 - Baking. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
17 - Baking. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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16 - Reflections. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
16 - Reflections. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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15 - Food and Feeders. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
15 - Food and Feeders. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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14 - M'paga. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
14 - M'paga. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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13 - Bertram Invades Africa. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
13 - Bertram Invades Africa. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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12 - Military and Naval Manoeuvres, part 2. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
12 - Military and Naval Manoeuvres, part 2. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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11 - Military and Naval Manoeuvres, part 1. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
11 - Military and Naval Manoeuvres, part 1. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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10 - The Mombasa Club. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
10 - The Mombasa Club. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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09 - Mombasa. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
09 - Mombasa. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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08 - Mrs. Stayne-Brooker. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
08 - Mrs. Stayne-Brooker. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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07 - Terra Marique Jactatus. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
07 - Terra Marique Jactatus. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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06 - Preparations. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
06 - Preparations. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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05 - And is Ordered to East Africa. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
05 - And is Ordered to East Africa. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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04 - Bertram becomes a Man of War. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
04 - Bertram becomes a Man of War. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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03 - Mrs Stayne-Brooker - and her Ex-Stepson. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
03 - Mrs Stayne-Brooker - and her Ex-Stepson. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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02 - Mr Charles Stayne-Brooker (or Herr Karl Stein-Brucker). Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
02 - Mr Charles Stayne-Brooker (or Herr Karl Stein-Brucker). Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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01 - Major Hugh Walsingham Greene. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren.
01 - Major Hugh Walsingham Greene. Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support.
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Cupid in Africa by Percival Christopher Wren. Bertram Greene, brilliant student, aesthete, intellectual and shy, decides to make his military father proud of him at last and joins the colonial Indian Army Reserve as a second Lieutenant at the start of Great War. Feeling a complete fish out of water, he is dispatched to India without any training whatsoever, and is expected to take charge of a company of native soldiers. He is then posted to East Africa to join the British fighting force there, and finds out what real soldiering means. This amusing, and at times harrowing tale gives a comprehensive description of the life and conditions of a soldier in the tropics, obviously written by someone who has experienced them. The author, P. C. Wren, is the author of the famous Beau Geste books.Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cupid-in-africa-by-percival-christopher-wren--6759854/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=r
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