FUNAFUTI; or, Three Months on a Remote Coral Island. An Unscientific Account of a Scientific Expedition in the South Seas. By Mrs Edgeworth David. With a Postscript on the Continued Work of the Expedition, by Professor Bonney, D.Sc., F.R.S. With Illustrations. Large Crown 8vo. 12s.
“We like Mrs David immensely well. She is never once dull, and bubbles over with delightful humour in her portrayal of the island and its people.”—Pall Mall Gazette.
AT SCHOOL AND AT SEA: Sketches of Life and Character at Harrow in the Forties, and subsequently in the Royal Navy. With Experiences and Adventures on the Australian Station, in the South Seas, in the Black Sea, in the Trenches at Sebastopol, etc. By “Martello Tower,” a Naval Officer. With Illustrations. 8vo. 16s.
“A racy and well-written narrative.”—Daily Chronicle.
A BOY IN THE PENINSULAR WAR. The Services, Adventures, and Experiences of Robert Blakeney, Subaltern in the 28th Regiment. An Autobiography. Edited by Julian Sturgis. Demy 8vo. 16s.
“For the rest, this autobiography not only justifies Mr Julian Sturgis’s pious editing, but deserves far more than he claims for it. Amid the crowd of biographies and autobiographies, it has what Sir Joshua with a snap of finger and thumb called ‘that.’”—A.T.Q.C. in the Speaker.
HAUNTS AND HOBBIES OF AN INDIAN OFFICIAL. By Mark Thornhill, Author of “Adventures of a Magistrate in the Indian Mutiny.” Large Crown 8vo. 6s.
“Mr Mark Thornhill must be a pleasant man to know, for he has written the kind of book which shows in every line a thoughtful, observant, and kindly personality.”—Daily Chronicle.
THE NAVAL PIONEERS OF AUSTRALIA. By Louis Becke and Walter Jeffrey. Illustrated. Large Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.
“... Delightful to the reader who knows good work when he sees it.”—Academy.