Under the Red Dragon is a Victorian military adventure novel by James Grant, a prolific Scottish writer who produced numerous works of historical and military fiction during the mid-to-late nineteenth century. Grant’s fiction was popular in its day for its energetic plotting and patriotic spirit, often drawing on the campaigns and regimental history of the British Army.
This novel belongs to the tradition of Victorian adventure writing that shaped the tastes of a generation of readers. Now freely available in the public domain, it is downloadable as a free EPUB from Better Gutenberg for those interested in Victorian popular fiction.