Rambling Recollections of a Soldier of Fortune is a memoir written by William Hamilton Maxwell and published in 1842. The book is a collection of stories and anecdotes from Maxwell's life as a soldier and adventurer. Maxwell was born in Ireland in 1792 and served in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. After leaving the military, he became a successful writer, publishing a number of novels and travel books. In Rambling Recollections, Maxwell...