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Excerpt from Hurrah for the Life of a Sailor: Fifty Years in the Royal Navy
Several years ago I wrote a series of articles for the ''boy''s Own Paper,'' relating some of my ad ventures in the Navy, and my assortment of yarns was very favourably received by the juvenile public for whom it was written. I am consequently en couraged to expand these, bringing the story up to date, and illustrating the principal events, in the hope that they will make an interesting volume, and give some grown-up boys an idea of a sailor''s life and experiences during nearly fifty years in her Majesty''s service.
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Several years ago I wrote a series of articles for the ''boy''s Own Paper,'' relating some of my ad ventures in the Navy, and my assortment of yarns was very favourably received by the juvenile public for whom it was written. I am consequently en couraged to expand these, bringing the story up to date, and illustrating the principal events, in the hope that they will make an interesting volume, and give some grown-up boys an idea of a sailor''s life and experiences during nearly fifty years in her Majesty''s service.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
William Kennedy
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780266621447
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Page Count - 414
Paperback
Contributors
Author
William Kennedy
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781332017270
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm
Page Count - 416
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