LONDON: T. C. & E. C. JACK
NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO.
Printed by
Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.
Edinburgh
PREFACE
It has not been possible, for lack of space, always to tell the old stories in the original words, which are, in almost all cases, the best. If any readers of this book can get a sight of two big volumes called “Drake and the Tudor Navy,” by Julian Corbett, they may consider themselves fortunate. In them there are the most fascinating reproductions of pictures of old fighting ships, and old charts or maps of the taking of Cartagena, St. Domingo, and St. Augustine by Drake’s ships. Here the ships are seen approaching and attacking; the towns are shown, and the soldiers, and the seas are full of wonderful curly monsters. The old charts of the invasion of the Spanish Armada show the shifting position of the fleets from day to day, and the books also contain many maps and a fine portrait.
CONTENTS
| Chapter | Page | |
| I. | Philip of Spain | [1] |
| II. | “The Troublesome Voyage” | [6] |
| III. | Nombre de Dios | [15] |
| IV. | Fort Diego | [25] |
| V. | The Golden Mule-trains | [29] |
| VI. | Home Again | [39] |
| VII. | Round the World | [50] |
| VIII. | Round the World (continued) | [60] |
| IX. | Sir Francis | [69] |
| X. | Cadiz | [81] |
| XI. | The Great Armada | [88] |
| XII. | Expedition to Lisbon | [100] |
| XIII. | The Last Voyage | [111] |
LIST OF PICTURES
| Page | ||
| Queen Elizabeth knighting Drake on Board the Golden Hind at Deptford | [Frontispiece] | |
| Drake carrying to Court the News of his Voyage | [14] | |
| Drake wounded at Nombre de Dios | [22] | |
| The Maroon Chief showing the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans from the tree-top | [30] | |
| Sir Francis Drake | [72] | |
| Drake at the taking of Sagres Castle | [84] | |
| Drake at Bowls on Plymouth Hoe | [94] | |
| Fighting the Great Armada | [98] | |
THE STORY OF
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE