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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Art. ILL?1. Through the British Empire. By Babon Von Hubner, formerly Austrian Ambassador in Paris and Borne. 2 vols. London: 1886. 2. The Western Pacific and New Guinea. By Hugh Hastings Bomilly. London: 1886. Tf Englishmen of the present day continue imperfectly acquainted with the vast colonial dominion which has expanded their small insular kingdom into a mighty and extensive empire, it will not be from deficiency of information or from want of competence in those who furnish it. Since the beginning of the present year, and within a few weeks of each other, there have appeared two works of the first importance and by eminent hands describing a considerable portion of the British possessions beyond the sea. One of these, the ' Oceana' of Mr. Froude, we have already noticed. To the other, the narrative of more than a year's wanderings by the veteran diplomatist and adventurous traveller, Baron von Hiibner, we propose to devote much of the present article. It is not our intention, nor is there any necessity, to draw a contrast between the productions of these distinguished persons. Our object is to direct attention to regions which are described for us, and to invite an examination of circumstances and events which have received less consideration in this country than their importance deserves. It must, however, be pointed out that Baron Hiibner's volumes differ materially from 'Oceana.' The Baron's travels were more extended, and his absence from Europe more prolonged, than Mr. Froude's. The former stayed some time in South Africa, he visited Australia twice, and he traversed great part of British India. His narrative, therefore, deals, to a great extent, with countries with which we are tolerably familiar. But he carries us further and into less known regions. He cruised ...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217586047 |
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| ISBN-10 | 021758604X |
| Weight | 1.51 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 1.05 In |
| List Price | $33.12 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 470 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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