Hurrah for the life of a sailor! Fifty years in the Royal Navy
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
creator: Kennedy, William Robert, Sir, 1838-1916
issued: 2017-06-05
issued: 1900
description: "Not seen. Private information as to contents. Pages 193-196 relate to hunting on Vancouver Island and the mainland. Also: London, Eveleigh Nash, 1910." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 160.
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extent: xiv, 356 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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note: HURRAH FOR THE LIFE OF A SAILOR! f ~~- HUEB Fir T TFT? IJJR H;3ffAT .#*£. ±± HUKKAH FOE THE LIFE OF A SAILOE! FIFTY YEARS IN THE ROYAL NAYY ADMIRAL SIR WILLIAM KENNEDY, K.C.B. AUTHOR OF 'SPORT, TRAVEL, AND ADVENTURE IN NEWFOUNDLAND AND THE WEST INDIES* WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FOURTH IMPRESSION WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS EDINBURGH AND LONDON MDCCOC AU Rights reserved INTRODUCTION. Several years ago I wrote a series of articles for the 'Boy's Own Paper,' relating some of my adventures in the Navy, and my assortment of yarns was very favourably received by the juvenile public for whom it was written. I am consequently encouraged to expand these, bringing the story up to date, and illustrating the principal events, in the hope that they will make an interesting volume, and give some grown-up boys an idea of a sailor's life and experiences during nearly fifty years in her Majesty's service. The sporting pictures in the volume have been drawn from my rough sketches at the Studio of Design under the supervision of Mr Harry Furniss. I do not pretend to draw figures and animals sufficiently well for reproduction. Otherwise, the illustrations are my own, and most of them are original. That of Fatshan Creek is slightly altered from Mr Brierley's picture; while the " Calcutta in a Gale " and the " Attack on the Taku Forts " are from (but a INTRODUCTION. long way after) Mr Bedwell's spirited drawings. The "Last of the Three Deckers," the old "Victoria," is reproduced from a painting of mine which was exhibited in the Naval Exhibition of 1892. The pictures of Landverk, our home in Sweden, and of the fish, are from photographs by Miss Mabel Stopford. I take this opportunity of tendering my grateful thanks to my old friend Chevalier De Martino, who very kindly looked over my black-and-white drawings of ships, junks, &c, and pointed out certain errors in perspective which I have rectified. The drawings are still far from perfect, but I hope that they will fulfil their purpose of indicati…
note: Includes index. Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3596692
has type: Books
identifier: DA88.1.K45 A3 1900
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0348122
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Edinburgh : William Blackwood and Sons
publisher: London : William Blackwood and Sons
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. DA88.1.K45 A3 1900
subject: Great Britain. Royal Navy
subject: Admirals--Biography
type: Text