How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves: Updated to 1900

by William Henry Giles Kingston

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172 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1875

About the author

Writer of tales for boys, William Henry Giles Kingston was born in London, but spent much of his youth in Oporto, where his father was a merchant.

His first book, The Circassian Chief, appeared in 1844. His first book for boys, Peter the Whaler, was published in 1851, and had such success that he retired from business and devoted himself entirely to the production of this kind of literature, in which his popularity was deservedly great; and during 30 years he wrote upwards of 130 tales.

Reviews

[Patrick Redmond · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite the title and a huge amount of swamping detail, this book is a real eye opener. Demonstrates particular at this time, that as an island, we did rule the World - did I mention the EU question?