Author: Charles HARBORD (5th Baron Suffield.)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 395
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My Memories, 1830-1913 ... Edited by Alys Lowth. With 1 Photogravure & 32 Other Illustrations. (Introduction by Admiral Lord Charles Beresford.).
Author: Charles HARBORD (5th Baron Suffield.)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 395
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My Memories, 1830-1913, by Lord Suffield... Edited by Alys Lowth...
Author: Charles Harbord Suffield (lord)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 395
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General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 450
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General catalogue of printed books
Author: British museum. Dept. of printed booksPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 452
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My Memories, 1830-1913
Author: Charles Harbord Baron SuffieldPublisher:
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 494
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MY MEMORIES 1830-1913
Author: Alys LowthPublisher:
ISBN: 9781372137815
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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My Memories, 1830-1913
Author: Charles Harbord SuffieldPublisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230858708
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Languages : en
Pages : 100
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...we must have presented a sorry sight when we alighted at Hangwella. Probyn, Charlie Beresford, and Fitz-George drove back with the Prince, with Aylesford on the box beside the driver, and when crossing a small bridge the carriage tumed over, upsetting them all into the ditch. But happily no one was hurt, and the Prince seemed heartily amused by the misadventure. His Royal Highness and I left Hangwella with the Governor next morning at about seven o'clock, the rest having gone on earlier. We journeyed by easy stages to Colombo, nineteen miles through roads decorated very tastefully all the way.c All the villagers turned out and seemed delighted t0 see the Prince. Directly after we arrived the Prince held a levee, when four hundred people were presented, I 1'6&.ding their names from cards as I did at Bombay. Then His Royal Highness opened an Agricultural Exhibition and attended. a rather 0 boring entertainment supposed to represent a native wedding, where there was some very monotonous native music and singing. At eight there was a state dinner, followed by a very pretty ball in a house built on purpose at a cost of 4,000The decorations were, I thought, prettier than any we had seen so far, the foliage of the shrubs and plantain trees, with many flowers, being most effective; and there were, too, fountains playlng in most of the rooms, which gave a cool appearance that was very pleasant. I was not at all well, and suffering with a sore throat, but the dance was so enjoyable that I stayed with the others till 2.30 a.m. when I ought to have gone to bed. Next day my throat W8s worse, so I shut myself up in my room till five o'clock in the hope of a speedy recovery. We Went on board after dinner, where we found poor Grey seedy...
General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1955
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1290
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My Memories 1830-1913
Author: Lord Charles Harbord SuffieldPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 395
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My Memories, 1830-1913 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Charles HarbordPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780267783854
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Excerpt from My Memories, 1830-1913 When we were in India with the Prince he always preferred riding to going on an elephant, though only a consummate horse man could have got through the jungle and over the countless obstacles to be met therein as he did. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.