JOHN LANE, THE BODLEY HEAD, VIGO ST., W. 1
By Lieut. H. C. W. BISHOP. Illustrated. +6s. 6d.+ net.
This book is the remarkable story of the first three British officers to escape from a Turkish prison camp. It contains a description of the siege and the march of 1,700 miles to Kastamuni; of their capture, escape, and dramatic rescue, and finally the voyage in an open boat to Alupka, in the Crimea.
This book falls naturally in two parts; the first is a sonnet sequence describing the author’s capture with his battalion in the great March Offensive, his weary tramp as a prisoner, and internment in a German camp; the second consists of a series of meditative sonnets on theses inevitably suggested by close confinement. The poems show great promise, their intense sincerity being foremost among their merits.
_Morning Post._--“Mr. Bowman’s rich and dignified sonnets.”
_Scotsman._--“There is only one possible verdict on this volume--well done.”
_Late Royal Engineers, 51st Division, 179th Tunnelling Coy., B.E.F._
_Daily Mail._--“Her very astonishing tale ... an extraordinary performance.”
_Daily Chronicle._--“Miss Lawrence’s book is interesting and well done.”
_Scotsman._--“Her exploit supplies the materials for a fine tale of adventure, and she tells her story uncommonly well.”
JOHN LANE, THE BODLEY HEAD, VIGO ST., W. 1
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