Although in the present story a boy plays the principal part, and encounters many adventures by land and sea, a woman is the real heroine, and the part she played demanded an amount of nerve and courage fully equal to that necessary for those who take part in active warfare. Boys are rather apt to think, mistakenly, that their sex has a monopoly of courage, but I believe that in moments of great peril women are to the full as brave and as collected as men. Indeed, my own somewhat extensive experience leads me to go even ...
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Although in the present story a boy plays the principal part, and encounters many adventures by land and sea, a woman is the real heroine, and the part she played demanded an amount of nerve and courage fully equal to that necessary for those who take part in active warfare. Boys are rather apt to think, mistakenly, that their sex has a monopoly of courage, but I believe that in moments of great peril women are to the full as brave and as collected as men. Indeed, my own somewhat extensive experience leads me to go even further, and to assert that among a civil population, untrained to arms, the average woman is cooler and more courageous than the average man. Women are nervous about little matters; they may be frightened at a mouse or at a spider; but in the presence of real danger, when shells are bursting in the streets, and rifle bullets flying thickly, I have seen them standing kitting at their doors and talking to their friends across the street when not a single man was to be seen...
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback (no dust jacket) Undated reprint-probably c.1935. In red cloth, with black lettering, & illustration on spine. Binding tight; red cloth a little faded.
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Fair. NOT an ex library book. No dustjacket. Well read copy with some spine wear and colouring to edges due to age but still very useable. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
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Used-Good. Good hardback in decorated red cloth with aeoliv. Lacks illustration facing p.177; spine and board corners a little bumped. An early reprint (Newbolt 44.2), undated but c.1892.
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Very Good- B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 384 pages; M. A. Donohue & Co. HC in decorative ruled and bordered dark green cloth. Titling at spine a bit dulled. Just a touch of rub at corners. Contents clean. Light foxing to fore and bottom edges. Prior owner names penned neatly to front endpaper. Expected toning to pages. Slightly tender to hinges. Solid copy of this early reprint. VG-
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
