G.W. STEEVENS
Reading edition
AUTHOR OF 'WITH KITCHENER TO KHARTUM,' 'IN INDIA,' ETC., ETC.
EDITED BY VERNON BLACKBURN
THIRD IMPRESSION
WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS, EDINBURGH AND LONDON
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BY THE SAME AUTHOR
WITH KITCHENER TO KHARTUM. With 8 Maps and Plans. Twenty-first Edition. Crown 8vo, 6s.
"This book is a masterpiece. Mr Steevens writes an English which is always alive and alert.... The description of the battle of Omdurman reaches, we do not hesitate to say, the high-water mark of literature."—Spectator.
IN INDIA. With a Map. Third Edition. Crown 8vo, 6s.
"To read this book is a liberal education in one of the most interesting and least known portions of our Empire."—St James's Gazette.
THE LAND OF THE DOLLAR. Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo, 6s.
"One of the smartest books of travel which has appeared for a long time past.... Brings the general appearance of Transatlantic urban and rural life so clearly before the mind's eye of the reader, that a perusal of his work almost answers the purpose of a personal inspection. New York has probably never been more lightly and cleverly sketched."—Daily Telegraph.
WITH THE CONQUERING TURK. With 4 Maps. Cheaper Edition. Demy 8vo, 6s.
"This is a remarkably bright and vivid book. There is a delicious portrait of the jovial aide-de-camp, plenty of humorous touches of wayside scenes, servants' tricks, dragoman's English, and vagaries of cuisine."—St James's Gazette.
EGYPT IN 1898. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo, 6s.
"Set forth in a style that provides plenty of entertainment.... Bright and readable."—Times.