Full resolution (JPEG) - On this page / på denna sida - Pages ...
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
Below is the raw OCR text
from the above scanned image.
Do you see an error? Proofread the page now!
Här nedan syns maskintolkade texten från faksimilbilden ovan.
Ser du något fel? Korrekturläs sidan nu!
This page has never been proofread. / Denna sida har aldrig korrekturlästs.
SMITH, ELDEE vYlSTD CO.
NEW WORKS ON INDIA AND THE EAST—
Continued.
Narrative of the Mission from the Governor-
General of India to the Court of Ava in 1855. With
Notices of the Country, Government, and People. By
Captain Henry Yule. Bengal Engineers.
’ o o
Imperial 8vo, with 24 Plates (12 coloured), 50 Woodcuts, and 4 Maps. Elegantly
bound in cloth, with gilt edges, price 21. 12s. 6d.
" A stately volume in gorgeous golden covers.
Such a book is in our times a rarity. Large
massive, and beautiful in itself, it is illustrated
by a sprinkling of elegant woodcuts, and by a
series of admirable tinted lithographs.....
"We have read it with curiosity and gratification,
as a fresh, full, and luminous report upon the
condition of one of the most interesting divisions
ot Asia beyond the Ganges ."—Athenæum.
" Captain Yule has brought to his narrative a
knowledge, of many things, which is the main
help to observation. lie has a taste in
architecture, art, and the cognate sciences, as well as
much information on the history and religion of
the Burmese. . . . His description of theäe
things, especially of the antiquities, are not only
curious in themselves, but for the speculations
they open up as to origin of the Burmese style,
and the splendour of the empire, centuries ago."—
Spectator.
" Captain Yule, in the preparation of the splendid
volume before us, lias availed himself of the labours
of those who preceded him. To all who are desirous
of possessing the best and fullest account that
has ever been given to the public, of a great, and
hitherto little known region of the globe, the
interesting conscientious, and well-written work
ol’ Captain Yule will have a deep interest, while
to the political economist, geographer, and
merchant it will be indispensable."—Examiner.
The Chaplains Narrative of the Siege of
Delhi. By the Rev. J. E. W. Rotton, Chaplain to
the Delhi Field Force.
Post 8vo, with a Plan of the City and Siege Works, price 10s. 6d. cloth.
" A simple and touching statement, which bears
the impress of truth in every word. It has this
advantage over the accounts which have yet been
published, that it supplies some of those personal
anecdotes and minute details which bring the
events home to the understanding."—A thenæum.
"’The Chaplain’s Narrative’ is remarkable for
its pictures of men in amoral and religious aspect,
during the progress of a harassing siege and
when suddenly stricken down by the enemy or
disease."—Spectator.
"A plain unvarnished record of what came
under a Field Chaplain’s daily observation. Our
author is a sincere, hardworking, and generous
minded man, and his work will be most acceptable
to the friends and relations of the many Christian
heroes whose fat.o it tells, and to whose later
hours it alludes."—Leader.
"A book which has value as a careful narrative
by an eye witness of one of the most stirring
episodes of the Indian campaign, and interest as
an earnest record by a Christian minister of
some of the most touching scenes which can come
under observation."—IALerary Gazette.
"The speciality of Mr. llotton’s narrative
consists in his testimony, not to the reckless valour
of our men when actually under tire: of that wo
hardly require to be reminded; but in his
commemoration of their steady constancy and
endurance under privation, and the spirit of
religious earnestness which alike inspired effort ill tl.o
field, and resignation on the deathbed."—Press.
The Crisis in the Punjab. By Frederick H. Cooper,
Esq., C.S., Umritsir.
Post 8vo, with Map, price 7s. 6d. cloth.
" The book is full of terrible interest. The
narrative is written with vigour and earnestuess,
and is full ol’ the most tragic interest."—
Economist.
"One of the most interesting and spirited books
which have sprung out ol’ the sepoy mutiny."—
Qlobe.
Eight Months’ Campaign against the Bengal
Sepoys, during the Mutiny, 1857. By Colonel George
Boürchier, C.B., Bengal Horse Artillery.
With Plans. Post 8vo, price 7s. 6d. cloth.
"Col. Bourcliier has given a right manly, fair,
and forcible statement of events, and the reader
will derive much pleasure and instruction from
his pages."—Athenæum.
"Col. Bourcliier describes the various
operations with a modest forgetfulness of seif. as
pleasing and as rare as the clear ma’ ly style in
which tnev arc narrated."—Literary (iasetie.
"Col. Bourcliier relates his adventures in a free
and graceful manner, never giving an undue pro-
minence to liis own actions, and never withholding
praise from the gallant deeds of others."— Critic.
’’None who really desire to be more than very
superficially acquainted with the rise and
progress of the rebellion may consider their studies
complete until t hey have read Col. Bourcliier. The
nicely engraved plans from the Colonel’s own
sketches confer additional value upon his
contribution to the literatuie of the Indian war."—
Leader.
9
<< prev. page << föreg. sida << >> nästa sida >> next page >>
