HALF HOURS ON THE QUARTER-DECK
Reading edition
THE HALF HOUR LIBRARY. TRAVEL, NATURE, AND SCIENCE. Handsomely bound, very fully Illustrated, 2s. 6d. each; gilt edges, 3s.
Half Hours in the Holy Land.
Travels in Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. By Norman Macleod.
Half Hours in the Far North.
Life amid Snow and Ice.
Half Hours in the Wide West.
Over Mountains, Rivers, and Prairies.
Half Hours in the Far South.
The People and Scenery of the Tropics.
Half Hours in the Far East.
Among the People and Wonders of India.
Half Hours with a Naturalist.
Rambles near the Seashore. By the Rev. J. G. Wood.
Half Hours in the Deep.
The Nature and Wealth of the Sea.
Half Hours in the Tiny World.
Wonders of Insect Life.
Half Hours in Woods and Wilds.
Adventures of Sport and Travel.
Half Hours in Air and Sky.
Marvels of the Universe.
Half Hours Underground.
Volcanoes, Mines, and Caves. By Charles Kingsley and others.
Half Hours at Sea.
Stories of Voyage, Adventure, and Wreck.
Half Hours in Many Lands.
Arctic, Torrid, and Temperate.
Half Hours in Field and Forest.
Chapters in Natural History. By the Rev. J. G. Wood.
Half Hours on the Quarter-Deck.
Half Hours in Early Naval Adventure.
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SIR FRANCIS DRAKE CALLS ON HIS COMRADES TO “PLAY OUT THE MATCH, FOR THERE IS PLENTY OF TIME TO DO SO, AND TO BEAT THE SPANIARDS TOO.”
THE HALF HOUR LIBRARY OF TRAVEL, NATURE, AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG READERS
HALF HOURS ON THE QUARTER-DECK
The Spanish Armada to Sir Cloudesley Shovel 1670
WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS
London JAMES NISBET & CO. LIMITED 21 Berners Street, W. 1899