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18 - Cruise of the Imperieuse Continued

In Autobiography of a Seaman, Vol. 1

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Thomas Cochrane and Lord Thomas Cochrane

This two volume work is the autobiography of Lord Cochrane, a naval captain of the Napoleonic period. His adventures are seminal to the deve…

Rafts and Boats

In The Art of Travel

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Sir Francis Galton

The Art of Travel is a handbook of practical advice for the adventure seeking Victorian. We hear how to organize all steps of a voyage, from…

24 - Ch.18.i - Mr W.B. Yeats: 1. His Own Account of Himself

In Old and New Masters

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Robert Lynd

Jane Austen, WB Yeats, Chesterton, Shaw... these are personal and intelligent short essays on a selection of great (and great-ish) writers: …

Book 5, Chapters 1-4

In On War (Volumes 2 and 3)

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Carl von Clausewitz and Carl Von Clausewitz

Perhaps the most famous work on the philosophy of war, and the effective use of military force, by a European author. (Summary by Timothy Fe…

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