The life and times of George Villiers, duke of Buckingham, Volume 2 (of 3): From original and authentic sourcesThomson, A. T., Mrs.
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The life and times of George Villiers, duke of Buckingham, Volume 2 (of 3): From original and authentic sources
Thomson, A. T., Mrs.
Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of, 1592-1628
“To the geographer, the geologist, the ethnographer, the sportsman,
and to those who read only for amusement, this will be an acceptable
volume. Mr. Atkinson is not only an adventurous traveller, but a
correct and amusing writer.”--_Literary Gazette._
=TRAVELS IN EASTERN AFRICA, WITH THE NARRATIVE OF A RESIDENCE IN
MOZAMBIQUE: 1856 to 1859.= By LYONS McLEOD, Esq. F.R.G.S., &c.
Late British Consul in Mozambique. 2 vols. With Map and
Illustrations.
=A JOURNEY ON A PLANK FROM KIEV TO EAUX-BONNES.= By LADY CHARLOTTE
PEPYS. 2 vols, with Illustrations. 21s. (_Just Ready_).
=LAKE NGAMI; OR EXPLORATIONS AND DISCOVERIES= DURING FOUR YEARS’
WANDERINGS IN THE WILDS OF SOUTH-WESTERN AFRICA. By CHARLES JOHN
ANDERSSON. 1 vol. royal 8vo., with Map and upwards of 50
Illustrations, representing Sporting Adventures, Subjects of
Natural History, &c. Second Edition.
“This narrative of African explorations and discoveries is one of
the most important geographical works that have lately appeared. It
contains the account of two journeys made between the years 1850 and
1854, in the first of which the countries of the Damaras and the
Ovambo, previously scarcely known in Europe, were explored; and in
the second the newly-discovered Lake Ngami was reached by a route
that had been deemed impracticable, but which proves to be the
shortest and the best. The work contains much scientific and
accurate information as to the geology, the scenery, products, and
resources of the regions explored, with notices of the religion,
manners, and customs of the native tribes. The continual sporting
adventures, and other remarkable occurrences, intermingled with the
narrative of travel, make the book as interesting to read as a
romance, as, Indeed, a good book of travels ought always to be. The
illustrations by Wolf are admirably designed, and most of them
represent scenes as striking as any witnessed by Jules Gérard or
Gordon Cumming.”--_Literary Gazette._
=THE OXONIAN IN THELEMARKEN;= OR, NOTES OF TRAVEL IN SOUTH-WESTERN
NORWAY, WITH GLANCES AT THE LEGENDARY LORE OF THAT DISTRICT. By
the Rev. F. METCALFE M.A., Fellow of Lincoln College. 2 vols.
with illustrations.
“This new book is as lively as its predecessor. Its matter is as
good, or better. The intermixture of legends and traditions with the
notes of travel adds to the real value of the work, and strengthens
its claim on a public that desires to be amused.”--_Examiner._
=THE OXONIAN IN NORWAY; OR, NOTES OF EXCURSIONS IN THAT COUNTRY=. By
the Rev. F. METCALFE, M.A., Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford.
New and Cheaper Edition, revised, 1 vol. post 8vo., with Map and
additional Illustrations.
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