Front matter
Reading edition
Transcriber's Note:
In the original book, the odd numbered pages have a unique header, represented here as sidenotes.
A number of obvious typographical errors have been corrected in this text. For a complete list, please see the bottom of this document.

FIELD-MARSHAL SIR JOHN D.P. FRENCH, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G. From a portrait by his son, J.R.L. French.