The Linesman (Volume 1); Or, Service in the Guards and the Line During England's Long Peace and Little Wars. Or, Service in the Guards and the Line During England's Long Peace and Little Wars
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Home > Art, Film & Photography > The Linesman (Volume 1); Or, Service in the Guards and the Line During England's Long Peace and Little Wars. Or, Service in the Guards and the Line During England's Long Peace and Little Wars
The Linesman (Volume 1); Or, Service in the Guards and the Line During England's Long Peace and Little Wars. Or, Service in the Guards and the Line During England's Long Peace and Little Wars

The Linesman (Volume 1); Or, Service in the Guards and the Line During England's Long Peace and Little Wars. Or, Service in the Guards and the Line During England's Long Peace and Little Wars


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. RETROSPECTIVE EVENTS. One- end at least hath been obtained; my mind Hath been revived, and if this genial mood Desert me not, forthwith shall be brought down Through later years the stoiy of my life. Wordsworth. My father, as I have before said, was an only son, and became an orphan when quite a child. Under the parental guardianship of his uncle, the good old Admiral, he rose to be an ornament to his profession; but, except in equal gallantry and zeal for the service, he has been described to me as offering, in many respects, the strongest contrast to the bluff old sailor, under whose auspices he had so rapidly advanced in his professional career. Entering the service at a period when the opinion happily prevailed, that a naval officer might unite the appearance and qualifications of a gentleman with a thorough practical knowledge of his profession, and without in any degree deteriorating from his efficiency as a seaman;?when it was no longer considered imperative that the naval officer's hands should ever bear the marks of the tar-bucket; his manner and language smack of the forecastle; or his general appearance and demeanour ashore, point out to wondering spectators a specimen of one of Smollett's naval heroes of old; my father, who entered the navy as such old-fangled notions were, ?to the inexpressible horror and disgust of the remnant of the olden school?getting completely out of vogue; was apparently, in many and various respects, the very antithesis of the worthy old Admiral; but withal such an excellent officer, so thoroughly conversant with his profession, and of such undoubted and brilliant gallantry, that notwithstanding?as Sir Harry forcibly expressed himself?all his d?d new-fangled notions and infernal gimcracks, the prevalence of ...


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780217121378
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 74
  • Spine Width: 4 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0217121373
  • Publisher Date: 02 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 150 gr


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
The Linesman (Volume 1); Or, Service in the Guards and the Line During England's Long Peace and Little Wars. Or, Service in the Guards and the Line During England's Long Peace and Little Wars
General Books -
The Linesman (Volume 1); Or, Service in the Guards and the Line During England's Long Peace and Little Wars. Or, Service in the Guards and the Line During England's Long Peace and Little Wars
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

The Linesman (Volume 1); Or, Service in the Guards and the Line During England's Long Peace and Little Wars. Or, Service in the Guards and the Line During England's Long Peace and Little Wars

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    Fresh on the Shelf


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!