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The Naval Chronicle published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818 is a key sou... The Naval Chronicle published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818 is a key source for British maritime and military history. This reissue is the first complete printed reproduction of what was the most influential maritime publication of its day. The... more

First published in 1853 this book chronicles the personal experience of the Ka... First published in 1853 this book chronicles the personal experience of the Kaffir war of 1851-2 (now known as the eighth Xhosa or frontier war) between the European settlers and the native inhabitants of the Eastern Cape in South Africa. Serving as a... more

Lieutenant-Colonel John Drinkwater (1762-1844) an army officer was on board th... Lieutenant-Colonel John Drinkwater (1762-1844) an army officer was on board the Minerva bearing Commodore Nelson s pennant after the British evacuation from Corsica when they found themselves in the middle of the Spanish fleet. Having been transferred... more

John Esquemeling (better known as Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin) (c. 1645-1707)... John Esquemeling (better known as Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin) (c. 1645-1707) was a French barber-surgeon best remembered for this classic account of the buccaneer pirates of the West Indies. After travelling to Tortuga in 1666 Esquemeling joined the... more

First published in 1880 just a year after the titular conflict took place this... First published in 1880 just a year after the titular conflict took place this account by Frances Colenso (1849-87) of the 1879 war between British settlers and the Zulu population in South Africa is remarkable in its defence of the Zulu people a very... more

In April 1855 Bernard Whittingham (fl.1850) a captain of the Royal Engineers s... In April 1855 Bernard Whittingham (fl.1850) a captain of the Royal Engineers set off from Hong Kong aboard H.M.S. Sibylle. He had volunteered to join an Allied squadron attempting to discover the progress of Russian aggrandisement in North-eastern Asia... more

Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) was an American naval officer considered one o... Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) was an American naval officer considered one of the most important naval strategists of the nineteenth century. In 1885 he was appointed Lecturer in Naval History and Tactics at the US Naval War College and served as... more

James Stanier Clarke (c.1766-1834) was a chaplain and naval author. An associa... James Stanier Clarke (c.1766-1834) was a chaplain and naval author. An associate of the Prince of Wales Clarke was a naval chaplain before being appointed chaplain at Carlton House. He is best remembered for founding the Naval Chronicle with his... more

Compiled by the naval chaplain Richard Walter (1717-85) though the extent of h... Compiled by the naval chaplain Richard Walter (1717-85) though the extent of his editorial contribution is not certain this 1748 publication documents the extraordinary circumnavigation accomplished by the British naval officer George Anson (1697-1762)... more

During 1834-5 the British naval officer and artist William Smyth (1800-77) and... During 1834-5 the British naval officer and artist William Smyth (1800-77) and his fellow officer Frederick Lowe (1811-47) went on an expedition to Peru and North-Eastern Brazil. This account of their journey first published in 1836 combines a travel... more

This vintage book by the distinguished historian D.A. Winstanley describes Cam... This vintage book by the distinguished historian D.A. Winstanley describes Cambridge University in the eighteenth century a period supposedly characterised by lazy drunken students academics preoccupied with their own advancement and institutionalised... more

A History of St Catharine s College Cambridge by W. H. S. Jones was originally... A History of St Catharine s College Cambridge by W. H. S. Jones was originally published in 1936. The book documents the history of the college which was founded in 1473 by Robert Woodlark then the Provost of King s College. It is thought the name was... more

Grace books were the volumes in which scribes recorded decisions of the admini... Grace books were the volumes in which scribes recorded decisions of the administration of the University of Cambridge during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Many of the graces concern the conferral of degrees on individuals but others refer to... more

The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edite... The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series which ran from 1847 to 1899 consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished... more

This volume is the first detailed survey of libraries in Britain and Ireland u... This volume is the first detailed survey of libraries in Britain and Ireland up to the Civil War. It traces the transition from collections of books without a fixed local habitation to the library chiefly of printed books much as we know it today. It... more

A History of Libraries in Britain and Ireland describes the development of lib... A History of Libraries in Britain and Ireland describes the development of libraries in Great Britain and Ireland over some 1500 years and their role as a part of the social intellectual and cultural history. In addition to obvious links with the... more

The preface to this work describes how its authors Charles Irby (1789-1845) an... The preface to this work describes how its authors Charles Irby (1789-1845) and James Mangles (1786-1867) both officers in the Royal Navy left England in 1816 for a tour of the continent. Curiosity at first and an increasing admiration of antiquities... more

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Although in the original preface to this work the British naturalist Charles W... Although in the original preface to this work the British naturalist Charles Waterton (1782-1865) modestly says his book has little merit his account is a rich description of his experiences in South America and the Caribbean. Waterton managed his... more

Thomas Nuttall (1786-1859) an English-born scientist and Fellow of the Linnean... Thomas Nuttall (1786-1859) an English-born scientist and Fellow of the Linnean Society is well-known for his botanical and zoological discoveries in North America. By the time this book was first published in 1821 he had spent ten years travelling and... more