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Slave-Catching in the Indian Ocean. A record of naval experiences

Philip Howard Colomb · 1873 · Scanned text

142,581 words · about 9 h 59 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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About this book

Author
Philip Howard Colomb
Language
English
Published
1873
Length
142,581 words · about 9 h 59 min
Sections
3 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights
Public Domain Mark 1.0

 

Contents (3)
  1. Front matter under 1 min
  2. Preface about 6 h 30 min
  3. Introduction about 3 h 28 min

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Front matter

A RECORD OF NAVAL EXPERIENCES. LONDON : TRINTED RT Ss-OTTISWOODR AND CO., NBW-STILBKT SQUARE AND PARLIAMENT STREET M.S. ' DliYAD ' AT Zanzibar. From a Sketch by Lieut. W. Hexx, b.s, SLAVE-CATCHING IN THE INDIAN OCEAN A RECORD OF NAVAL EXPERIENCES. I:. CAPTAIN COLOMB, E.X. 'J pray you, in your letters, When you .ball these unlucky deed, relate, f_.i_k us miii_- I aw; nothing __i__uatL-, Nur .1 .luwii aught iu malice.' The Monr nf Wmu. LONDON I , (.» iN G M A _\ B, GREEN, AND 0 0 1873. in . t.jitii i . -, • ' i MY COMPANIONS IN THE SCENES DESCRIBED WILL BE MY BEST CRITICS: TO THEM, THEREFORE, I DEDICATE MY BOOK.

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