Front matter
Reading edition
THE BOOK OF THE V.C.
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
WITH PIZARRO THE CONQUISTADOR
CANADA: BRITAIN’S LARGEST COLONY
THE EMPIRE ELOCUTIONIST
STORIES OF KING ARTHUR
HOW LORD ROBERTS WON THE V.C.
HE OVERTOOK THE PAIR JUST AS THEY WERE ABOUT TO SEEK REFUGE IN A VILLAGE, AND ENGAGED THEM BOTH AT ONCE.—Frontispiece.—See p. 75.
THE BOOK OF THE V.C.
A Record of the Deeds of Heroism for which the Victoria Cross has been bestowed, from its Institution in 1857, to the Present Time
COMPILED FROM OFFICIAL PAPERS AND OTHER AUTHENTIC SOURCES
BY A. L. HAYDON AUTHOR OF “WITH PIZARRO THE CONQUISTADOR” ETC. ETC.
WITH TEN ILLUSTRATIONS
NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY 31 WEST TWENTY-THIRD STREET. 1907
TO MY SON ARTHUR CECIL HILLYARD
(“MAC”)