The Tiger of Mysore

The Tiger of Mysore
A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib

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The Tiger of Mysore by G. A. Henty

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1896

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370

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The Tiger of Mysore
A Story of the War with Tippoo Saib

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During the Indian war with Tippoo Saib, an English boy attempts the rescue of his father, a captive for nine years of the "Tiger of Mysore."

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When he was twelve, she engaged an old soldier, who had set up a sort of academy, to instruct him in the use of the sword; and in such exercises as were calculated to strengthen his muscles, and to give him strength and agility.

Unlike most mothers, she had no word of reproach when he returned home from school with a puffed face, or cut lips; the signs of battle.

"I do not want you to be quarrelsome," she often said to him, "but I have heard your father say that a man who can use his fists well is sure to be cool and quick, in any emergency. You know what is before you, and these qualities are of far more importance, in your case, than any book learning. Therefore, Dick, I say, never quarrel on your own account, but whenever you see a boy bullying a smaller one, take the opportunity of giving him a lesson while learning one yourself. In the days of old, you know, the first duty of a true knight was to succour the oppressed, and I want you to be a true knight. You will get thrashed sometimes, no

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