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Excerpt from The Life and Voyages of Joseph Wiggins, F. R. G. S: Modern Discoverer of the Kara Sea Route to Siberia Based on His Journals Letters
I have a prejudice about book-writing, for I think a man has no occasion to write Of his deeds and doings until he is on the point of finishing his work. Then, when he has nothing else to do, he may sit down and detail the labours of his life.
This was the Opinion of Captain Wiggins, expressed in the course of a lecture in Sunderland in 1895. Yielding to the urgent Wishes of many friends, he fully intended to write some day an account Of his deeds and doings. But the period of leisure never came to him; he died in harness, and therefore the literary records of adventurous British seamen lack a volume which could not have failed to be a realistic and vivid autobiography.
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I have a prejudice about book-writing, for I think a man has no occasion to write Of his deeds and doings until he is on the point of finishing his work. Then, when he has nothing else to do, he may sit down and detail the labours of his life.
This was the Opinion of Captain Wiggins, expressed in the course of a lecture in Sunderland in 1895. Yielding to the urgent Wishes of many friends, he fully intended to write some day an account Of his deeds and doings. But the period of leisure never came to him; he died in harness, and therefore the literary records of adventurous British seamen lack a volume which could not have failed to be a realistic and vivid autobiography.
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
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Author
Henry Johnson
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780266658160
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 486
Paperback
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Author
Henry Johnson
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331905738
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 488
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