Sir F.B. Head (1850) The defenceless state of Great Britain
Sir Francis B Head (1793-1875) The defenceless state of Great Britain, 1850, Sir Francis Bond Head, John Murray, London A long, early […]
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Parliamentary Debates & Reports (1871-1914)
The following extracts of parliamentary business are taken from Hansard and other public records. [Extracts contain Parliamentary information licensed under the Open […]
Lowe, C. (1910) About German Spies
Charles Lowe (1910) About German Spies – Contemporary Review, January 1910, pp.46-47 Journalist Charles Lowe wrote in 1910: “Among all the causes […]
Conan Doyle, A. (1913) Great Britain and the Next War
Arthur Conan Doyle (1913) Great Britain and the Next War – published in Fortnightly Review, February 1913. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was […]
Burnaby, F. (1876) A Ride to Khiva
Fred Burnaby (1876) A Ride to Khiva It is 1875, the time of the ‘Great Game’, when the British and Russian Empires […]
Burnaby, F. (1877) On Horseback through Asia Minor
Frederick Burnaby (1877) On Horseback through Asia Minor, London; Sampson Low and Co A follow-up to A Ride to Khiva. “On Horseback […]
Bernhardi, F. von (1911) Germany and the Next War
General Friedrich von Bernhardi (1911) Deutschland und der Nächste Krieg. [Germany and the Next War, translated by Allen H. Powless – 1912] […]
Baden-Powell, R. (1915) My Adventures as a Spy
Sir Robert Baden-Powell (1915) My Adventures as a Spy, London, C. Arthur Pearson Ltd In this entertaining little volume of reminiscences Sir […]
Blyth, J. (1909) The Swoop of the Vulture – Contemporary Review
James Blyth (1909) The Swoop of the Vulture, London: Digby, Long, and Company. Review from New ZealandEvening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 150, […]
Blyth, J. (1912) The Peril of Pine’s Place – Contemporary Review
‘The Peril of Pine’s Place’.The Academy and literature, 1910-1914; Jan 27, 1912; p.112 The Peril of Pine’s Place. By JAMES BLYTH. (F. […]