"A most comprehensive and practical volume."--_Academy._
"An appendix contains valuable etymological notes on geographical names and surnames and domestic implements. The preface may be studied with advantage by any lady traveller inclined to wander off the beaten track. The book is copiously illustrated, and furnished with a good map and index.--_Daily News._
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_Illustrated with two Photogravures and six Half-tone Blocks._
England was at war during practically the whole brief period covered by this narrative. The Middy had part in not a few of the engagements, which, helped by illustrations, he describes vividly. The work is of historical importance as showing the state of the English Navy in an epoch which is now closed.
THE MEMOIRS, DIARY, AND CORRESPONDENCE OF CHARLES BOOTHBY, CAPTAIN ROYAL ENGINEERS, DURING HIS LAST CAMPAIGN.
_Containing Frontispiece Portrait of Captain Boothby._
This narrative begins with the Battle of Talavera, at which the chronicler, a young officer in the Royal Engineers, was disabled by a wound in the leg. It vividly describes the social conditions of France and Spain during the wars in the early part of the century, and in particular the chivalrous courtesy with which the French officers treated any enemies who fell into their hands.
_Fcap. 8vo. Cloth, 280 pages. Price 2s. 6d._
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO CAIRO AND ITS ENVIRONS
AUTHOR OF "MEDITERRANEAN HEALTH RESORTS," ETC.
_Illustrated with specially prepared Maps and Plans of Cairo, its Environs, and the Nile as far as Dongola_
"An admirable, concise, and eminently practical guide. The book should score an immediate success."--_Cook's Excursionist._
"The book is throughout written with a peculiar knowledge of the needs of passing visitors in Cairo."--_Scotsman._
"A handy and dependable guide-book."--_Daily Mail._
"Any one intending to visit Cairo for health or pleasure will find all that he is likely to require between the two covers. A couple of maps and a plan of Cairo will be found particularly useful for rambles either through or around the city."--_Glasgow Herald._
"It would be hard to find a fault with this little volume."--_New York Herald_ (Paris.)