| sjwalker38 | 29 Jun 2013 1:50 p.m. PST |
Just discovered these books, albeit 40+ years after they were first published. Excellent historical fiction, far superior to much of what is being published today. So far I have found 2 books covering the Indian Mutiny ("..on Delhi Ridge", "Blood of an Englishman", "…and the Summer Palace" (China 1840s), "…and the Mad Emperor" (Abysinnian Expedition) and "The Tune they Play" (Zulu War) He also wrote an account of 'Fighting Mac' (Hector McDonald) but this seems hard to get hold of (and is it any good?) Are there any others by the same author? |
| vexillia | 29 Jun 2013 2:07 p.m. PST |
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| Woolshed Wargamer | 29 Jun 2013 2:43 p.m. PST |
I enjoyed the Dando books. Haven;t read them in years – I know I have 2 or 3 in a box somewhere. |
Dave Jackson  | 29 Jun 2013 3:15 p.m. PST |
Wow, those bring back memories!! |
 Wolfshanza | 29 Jun 2013 4:16 p.m. PST |
From the dim dark past  Read Dando on Delhi ridge ages ago. Didn't know there was a series ? |
| Thomas Mante | 29 Jun 2013 4:56 p.m. PST |
Dando and the Mad Emperor only ever appeared in hardback. Secondhand copies fetch phenomenal sums on the secondhand market. I enjoyed reading '…Delhi Ridge' and '..the Summer Palace' back in my schooldays and 'Tune That They Played'is an excellent tale about Isandhlwana. Under his real name, Ronald Bassett wrote a number of other historical novels including 'The Witchfinder General' which formed the basis for the film. |
| 15th Hussar | 29 Jun 2013 5:37 p.m. PST |
I have all four books in the series and love them…nice to know that my grand-daughter is a millionaire in waiting with the fourth book! |
| spontoon | 29 Jun 2013 8:31 p.m. PST |
Damn! I sold mine at a garage sale for $.25 USD a piece! |
| Inkpaduta | 02 Jul 2013 5:04 p.m. PST |
I believe that the ones you have listed are the ones he has written. I don't know of any others. |
| Correus | 28 Apr 2018 8:49 a.m. PST |
I just picked up a copy of 'The Tune That They Played' at a garage sale for $0.25 USD. I found this thread while researching the autor since I'd never heard of "William Clive" before. "Dando and the Mad Emperor only ever appeared in hardback. Secondhand copies fetch phenomenal sums on the secondhand market." Found Dando and the Mad Emperor through a couple online dealers rather cheaply. Paperback – $2.23 USD USD Hardback, without dust jacket, in near mint condition – $4.74 USD USD. |
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