Mr. Rowl

D K Broster specialises in works exploring male friendship in time of war, and the conflicting demands of that friendship and of soldierly honour. This is one of her best, following the fortunes of a captured soldier of Napoleon throughout one year of his involuntary residence in England. The hero is......more

Like most people I discovered D.K. Broster through 'The Flight of the Heron' and the other novels in that series. 'Mr Rowl' was a lovely holiday read and I would gladly share it with friends. Given that the beautiful young hero is rather adept at cross-dressing and becomes closely involved with a mi......more

I don't think I can adequately express how much I enjoyed this novel. Historical narration and accuracy is splendid. Pardon my cliche but this captivating story was literally a rollercoaster of emotions. For every exciting moment, every turn in favour of our dear "Mr. Rowl" there was a devastating b......more

This was very enjoyable, following the misadventures of a young French officer who is a prisoner in england during the Napoleonic Wars. The protagonist, Capitaine Raoul de Sablieres, is young, sweet, and honourable, and seems to have extremely bad luck, as he falls into worse and worse messes as the......more

Enjoyable quite light hearted historical novel with some engaging characters, written in 1924, about Napoleonic prisoners of war in England, and machinations of a French captain (who had no choice but to break his parole) on the run. All the chapter headings refer to quotations from "Rasselas" so ma......more