 | 1866 - 476 Seiten
...bar, and retreating rapidly from the laud of heavyblossomed bowers, leaving heavy-fruited trees, true summer isles of Eden, lying in dark purple spheres of sea, to wander far away — " On, from island on to island, at the gateways of the day." " Whatcourse, captain... | |
 | Fortunate men - 1884 - 192 Seiten
...there is at all events presented a vast mass of information in an attractive form."—Athenceum. " A flight through the air on the enchanted prayer-carpet...told, and the illustrations plentiful ; young people win be sure to like it, and will pick up from it, in a pleasant way, a good deal of historical information.... | |
 | Henry Curwen - 1884 - 338 Seiten
...there is at all events presented a vast mass of information in an attractive form."— Athenceum. " A flight through the air on the enchanted prayer-carpet...spheres of sea ' to the iron coast of Nova Zembla."— Shefli eld Independent. "A singularly interesting volume. The narratives are well told, and the illustrations... | |
 | Charles Butler Greatrex - 1884 - 472 Seiten
...there is at all events presented a vast mass of information in an attractive form."— Athenceum. " A flight through the air on the enchanted prayer-carpet...in dark purple spheres of sea' to the iron coast of Jsova Zembla."— Sheffield Independent. " A singularly interesting volume. The narratives are well... | |
 | Ascott Robert Hope Moncrieff - 1884 - 410 Seiten
...there is at all events presented a vast mass of information in an attractive form."— Athenceum. " A flight through the air on the enchanted prayer-carpet...movement of these narratives from ' summer isles of Isden lying in dark purple spheres of sea ' to the iron coast of Isova Zembla."— Shfjfidd Independent.... | |
 | Harriet Elizabeth Münster-Ledenburg (gräfin zu.) - 1884 - 436 Seiten
...there is at all events presented a vast mass of information in an attractive form."— Athenceum. " A flight through the air on the enchanted prayer-carpet...movement of these narratives from ' summer isles of Lden lying in dark purple spheres of sea' to the iron coast of Nova Zembla."— Sheffield indtpetuunx,... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - 1884 - 416 Seiten
...its rocks and creeks, lies immediately below your feet. To the E. the eye ranges over clusters of " Summer isles of Eden lying in dark purple spheres of sea," to the mountains of Acarnania, rising ridge above ridge. To the S. the horizon is bounded by the high peaks... | |
 | Carrie Davenport - 1885 - 214 Seiten
...and will pick up from it, in a pleasant way, a good deal of historical information."—Guardian. " A flight through the air on the enchanted prayer-carpet...interest the movement of these narratives from ' summer islea of Eden lying in dark purple spheres of sea' to the iron coast of Nova Zembla."—Sheffield Independent.... | |
 | 1885 - 276 Seiten
...and will pick up from it, in a pleasant way, a good deal of historical information."— Guardian. " A flight through the air on the enchanted prayer-carpet...dark purple spheres of sea' to the iron coast of Nova Zembla."'—Sheffield Independent. ' The Ocean Wave' is far more interesting than nine-tenths of the... | |
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... entertainment with instruction. The book is well written, the accounts of naval engagements are graphic and inspiring, and if no attempts have been made to write a systematic history of maritime enterprise, there is at all events presented a vast... 