“They are written in a fairly lively strain, and are a valuable contemporary description of and commentary on men and affairs on the Continent and at home during the period from 1772 to 1784. He has strong prejudices, but his book is exceptionally entertaining reading.”—_Literary World._ =4. MEMOIRS AND TRAVELS OF MAURITIUS AUGUSTUS, COUNT DE BENYOWSKI.= Written by himself (1741-1786). “Schemer and adventurer although he undoubtedly was, and whilst his veracity is constantly being questioned, the Count was undoubtedly resourceful and daring, and his Memoirs are attractive, even when they fail to carry conviction.”—_Manchester Courier._ “The manuscript of these entertaining Memoirs is in the British Museum. The present editor, Captain Oliver, has done his work well, and confined his destructive criticism to an introduction. Benyowski’s wanderings included visits to Kamchatka, Japan, and Formosa, as well as an ill-fated attempt at colonising Madagascar, so that he was one of the most considerable of the eighteenth-century travellers.”—_Bookman._ --------------------- KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRÜBNER & CO., LIMITED, DRYDEN HOUSE, 43 GERRARD STREET, LONDON, W. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ● Transcriber’s Notes: ○ Missing or obscured punctuation was silently corrected. ○ Typographical errors were silently corrected. ○ Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation were made consistent only when a predominant form was found in this book. ○ Text that: was in italics is enclosed by underscores (_italics_); was in bold by is enclosed by “equal” signs (=bold=).