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A MARINER OF' ENGLAND. An Account of

the Career of William Richardson, from Cabin-Boy in the Merchant Service to Warrant Officer in the Royal Navy (178o-1817), told in his

own words.   Edited by Colonel Spencer Childers, R.E., C.B.
Demy 8vo. 1os. 6d. net.

"Worth a dozen of the ordinary memoirs with which the market is flooded. For it is a genuine 'human document,' a revelation of the thoughts and doings of a typical English sailorman during the most stirring years in our naval history. . . We have found the book delightful reading."—Spectator.

" .. Such excellent stuff, and in such racy, straightforward English.... Uncommonly good reading. It makes us think of some of Captain Marryat's pictures of what they did at sea in the brave days of old."—Standard.

ROUND ABOUT THE NORTH POLE. By

W. J. Gordon. With many Woodcuts and other Illustrations by EDWARD WHYMPER. Medium 8vo. 15s. net.

" The illustrations are excellent, and so are the maps. We do not know of any book covering so wide a range of exploration equally well. Not only is this volume full of attractive information, but also of stirring adventure, some stories of triumph, but more of failure and despair."—Sheffield Independent.

A WOMAN'S WAY THROUGH UNKNOWN

LABRADOR. By Mrs. Leonidas Hubbard, Junior. With Map, Portraits, and other Illustrations. Demy 8vo. Ios. 6d. net.

"Graphic narrative and descriptive power and close observation illuminate its pages. It is distinguished, moreover, by the fact that Mrs. Hubbard pursued and achieved, with rare tenacity, courage, and singleness of purpose, a definite objective."—Evening Standard.

FROM PEKING TO MANDALAY. A Journey

from North China to Burma through Tibetan Ssuch'uan and Yunnan. By R. F. Johnston, M.A., F.R.G.S., District Officer and Magistrate, Wei-hai-wei. With numerous Illustrations and Map. Demy 8vo. 15s. net.

"No praise is too high.... Written with Iearning, authority, and enthusiasm.

. Mr. Johnston's work is one in a thousand, and however many others may be disregarded, this should be read, at least by those who care for the judgments of a man who has brought to bear in remote parts of the Chinese Empire a full knowledge of Chinese characters and the Chinese language."—Spectator.

FROM PEKING TO SIKKIM : Through the

Ordos, the Gobi Desert, and Tibet. By Count De Lesdain. With Map and Illustrations based on the Author's Surveys and Photographs. Demy 8vo. 12s. net.

" He gives us an account of the most extraordinary honeymoon the world has ever known, and the modesty of the hardened traveller, combined with the lucid and picturesque style, makes it one of the most absorbingly interesting books of travel published for a long time. "—Evening Standard.

THE INNER LIFE OF THE UNITED STATES.

By Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod, Author of " Empires and Emperors." Demy 8vo. I2S. net.

"An exhaustive study of national qualities and characteristics, and represents 'the harvest of a quiet eye' intent on studying motor forces rather than their products. . .. Undoubtedly an authoritative contribution to our knowledge of the United States of to-day."--Sunday Tunes.

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