Reminiscences of Captain Gronow
Captain Rees Howell Gronow (1794-1865)
1. 01 – Sections 01 – 12 The Peninsular War
2. 02 – Sections 13 – 17 Regency London
3. 03 – Sections 18 – 25 Regency London
4. 04 – Sections 25 – 33 The Battle of Waterloo
5. 05 – Sections 34 – 42 Military matters; Post-war Paris
6. 06 – Sections 43 – 50 Parisian society
7. 07 – Sections 51 – 61 Parisian society; British and French characters
8. 08 – Sections 62 – 68 Money-lending; British characters
9. 09 – Sections 69 – 73 British characters
10. 10 – Sections 74 – 88 British characters; Franco-British relations
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Summary
A collection of memoirs about the Peninsular War, the Battle of Waterloo, and society and personalities of Regency London and 19th century Paris, by a sometime Grenadier Guards officer, unsuccessful parliamentarian, and dandy. Gronow displays social attitudes of the day which would now be regarded as unacceptable, but is a clever raconteur who brings to life both the horrors of war and the gaiety of high society.