Famous Ships of the British Navy; Stories of Enterprise and Daring, with an Appendix on Iron-Clad Ships, a Chronological Table of British Engagements at Sea, a Glossary, Etc.
London, England: George Routledge and Sons, 1863. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xiv-15-316, [4] pages. Decorative cover. Illustrations. Name inside front cover. Slightly cocked. Includes Preface, 16 Chapters, and Appendix. Chapters include information on the rise of the British Navy, the story of the ''Mary Rose," the story of the ''Golden Hind," and Drake's Circumnavigation of the World, The Story of Blake's Flag-ships, The Story of the "Royal Charles," The Story of the Centurion, The Story of a Mutiny; The Story of the "Arethusa"; The Story of the "Royal George''; The story of the Bellerophon; The Story of the "Queen Charlotte"; The Story of the "Leander,' The Story of the "Dreadnought''; The Story of the ''Shannon;'' The Story of the "Victory"; and The Story of a Shipwreck. William Henry Davenport Adams (1828–1891), was an English writer and journalist. William Henry Davenport Adams, born in London on 5 May 1828. After some experience as a teacher of special subjects in private families, he began a life of literary work by editing a newspaper in the Isle of Wight, and established a connection with the London press through such journals as the Literary Gazette, the London Journal and London Society. He made his reputation as a writer of popular science, a translator, and a lexicographer. He supervised a new edition of Mackenzie's National Cyclopedia, and did a large amount of reading and writing for Messrs. Black, for Blackie & Son of Glasgow, and Nelson & Sons, Edinburgh. In 1870, he founded the Scottish Guardian, which he edited down to 1878, and subsequently he projected and edited a series of volumes called The Whitefriars Library of Wit and Humour. Episodes in the history of the British Navy, recounted through the exploits of and disasters to some of its famous ships. Thus the loss of the Mary Rose; the Golden Hind and Drake's circumnavigation of the world; the Royal Charles; Anson and the Centurion; the mutiny of the Bounty; the loss of the Royal George; the wreck of the Alceste; and many others. At the end of the book are diagrams showing the rigging, sails and internal structure of the man-of-war. Condition: Fair.
Keywords: British Navy, British Ships, Royal Navy, Warships, Mary Rose, Flotilla, HMS Triumph, HMS Swiftsure, Royal Charles, Centurion, HMS Bounty, Arethusa, Royal George, Bellerophon, Leander, Dreadnought, Shannon, Queen Charlotte, HMS Victory, Shipwreck, Iro
[Book #80797]
Price: $125.00