Steve McCarthy

Near the door of the church in Hennock, Devon, on the eastern edge of Dartmoor, is the plain box tomb of Lieutenant Colonel John Humphrey Edward Hill, CB, known in the army as Jack. Commissioned as a boy during the Revolutionary War into one of the British army's most active regiments, the Royal Welch Fusiliers, Hill's career started badly: he spent six months in captivity after his first combat and miraculously survived a disastrous shipwreck after his first campaign, in the Netherlands in 1799. He went on to fight throughout the Napoleonic war, in Egypt in 1801, the defence of Britain against French invasion in 1803-5, the capture of Copenhagen in 1807 and Martinique in 1809 and then in the Peninsular War, including at the battles of Albuera and Vitoria, and commanding Portuguese Caçadores and Infantry battalions at Salamanca, San Sebastián, the Nivelle, the Nive and Orthez, while fighting across Portugal and Spain and into France with Wellington's army. Dangerously wounded at the battle of Waterloo and thought unlikely to live, he remarkably recovered and returned to his regiment only later to be forced into retirement by a jealous commanding officer. Between 1798 and 1815, Jack Hill participated in ten major military campaigns, travelling to four continents and fighting on three. He sailed some 21,000 miles and was wounded six times. Written with support from the Hill family, the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum, Blundell's school and underpinned by original research in British and Portuguese Archives, this book provides rare insights into the service of British junior and field officers of the period, including while on secondment to the Portuguese Army during the Peninsular War. It also challenges aspects of previous histories, including those by Oman and Fortescue, about the battles of Vitoria and St. Pierre and allied actions in France in early 1814. Jack's story, based on some eighty of his own letters, published here in full for the first time, is a compelling tale of adventure, ambition, endurance, frustration, reward and survival - the remarkable life of a man from a tiny Devon village who became one of the Duke of Wellington's 'astonishing infantry'.

See on üks tõeline seiklusraamat! Seega ole ettevaatlik, et sa lehekülgedele ära ei eksi. Vasõlenkod on tõelised seiklejad. Sellele perekonnale meeldib vihm ja metsik loodus ning nad armastavad põnevaid uurimisretki tundmatusse. Nad kõik ... välja arvatud Oktoober. Talle meeldib hoopis olla soojas toas ja lugeda seiklustest vaid raamatutest. Aga homme ... homme peab Oktoober ühinema oma perega, et minna matkama limasesse ja räpasesse metsikusse loodusesse, milles tema näeb vaid ohtu. Kõige rohkem kardab ta seal kohtuda koletisega nimega Metsikus. Ja kui Oktoober ei ole metsikus looduses piisavalt tähelepanelik, siis võib ta ka ... ära eksida. Aga võib-olla ongi ära eksimine see, mida Oktoober tegelikult vajab, et leida iseendas julgus ja lisaks üks tore sõber. "Metsikus" on metsik ja imeline lugu tõelisest vaprusest ja sellest, kuidas leida sõpru kõige kummalisematest kohtadest. See raamat on mõeldud nii seiklejatele kui ka pisut pelglikele lugejatele. Iirlane Steve McCarthy on disainer, illustraator ja habemega härrasmees. Tema joonistuste stiil on julge, värvikas ja inspireeritud huumorist ning vaimukustest. Steve ei käinud koolis ja omandas hariduse kodus. "Metsikuse" inspiratsiooniks ongi kunstniku enda väga vaba ja muretu lapsepõlv.

In this gorgeously illustrated whimsical tale, a young boy who fears the outdoors becomes lost in the forest . . . and discovers not only his courage but a new friend, too. The Vasylenko family are all adventurers who love wild places and wild things. All, that is, except young Oktober. He also dreams of adventure, but it's the kind that takes place between the pages of a book, indoors, where it's safe and warm. Unlike the rest of his family, he dreads venturing out where it's cold, wet, and home to a creature he calls the Wilderness. His father assures him the wilderness isn't a monster, but out there, Oktober can only see slimy tails and sharp teeth and so many places for the terrible Wilderness to hide. One day on a hike, Oktober gets separated from his family, and because he doesn't believe he's brave enough to be an adventurer, he's certain his fate is sealed. But maybe getting lost is just what Oktober needs to find courage and a new perspective . . . and an unexpected friend. With wry humor and marvelously rich and clever illustrations that readers will be happy to get lost in, Steve McCarthy's debut as author-illustrator will speak to even the most timid and bookish of adventurers.

This is a real adventure book, so be careful not to get too lost between its pages...The Vasylenko family are adventurers. They all love the wet and the wild, the thrill of exploring the outside world. All that is ... except Oktober. He prefers the warm and safe comfort of the inside world, and for his adventures to take place between the pages of a book. But tomorrow, Oktober has to join his family on a trek into the slimy, grimy and climby wild, where he sees only danger and worry and fears a creature called "The Wilderness"! Failing to keep his wits about him could be dangerous though – it may even get him a bit ... lost. But perhaps getting lost is just what Oktober needs to find himself and maybe even make an unexpected friend.The Wilderness is a wild and wondrous story of true bravery and discovering friendship in the most unexpected of places, perfect for adventurers and the more timid alike.

I denne bog kan du møde den imponerende Vasylenko-familie.Mor, far og en stor flok børn, som alle sammen elsker at tage ud i naturen på jagt efter eventyr. Nå ja, måske ikke alle sammen. For der er også lige Oktober. Han kan bedst lide at tage på eventyr i sine bøger. For så slipper han for at møde ... VILDNISSET!

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