Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 248William Blackwood, 1940 - England |
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... realised his mistake : the place was a hornet's nest . A fierce burst of rifle - fire at close range forced him back into mid - stream . As the steamers fought their way past the Omdurman batteries , Sir Charles was puzzled by the ...
... realised his mistake : the place was a hornet's nest . A fierce burst of rifle - fire at close range forced him back into mid - stream . As the steamers fought their way past the Omdurman batteries , Sir Charles was puzzled by the ...
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... realised by only a few , for the enemy is shy of the open sea . Yet the hope was realised for Bickford the very day after he had sighted the Bremen and refused to act counter to his training and to humanity . It was as if the fates were ...
... realised by only a few , for the enemy is shy of the open sea . Yet the hope was realised for Bickford the very day after he had sighted the Bremen and refused to act counter to his training and to humanity . It was as if the fates were ...
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... realised I was close abeam of the Dido , that we were a bare hundred feet off , and that a bump in this weather would send us straight to the bottom . I hauled off into the driving mist again , praying that my com- pass had not been ...
... realised I was close abeam of the Dido , that we were a bare hundred feet off , and that a bump in this weather would send us straight to the bottom . I hauled off into the driving mist again , praying that my com- pass had not been ...
Contents
REFUGEES BY D FRANCIS | 354 |
RETURN TO HARBOUR BY IAN SCOTT | 391 |
SAILING IN THE SOUTH SEAS WITH FIJIANS | 600 |
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