Mr. Meeson's Will (Classic Reprint)Fb&c Limited, 18.01.2018 - 320 Seiten Excerpt from Mr. Meeson's Will The only part Of this humble skit, however, that-is meant to be taken seriously, is the chapter which tells Of the loss Of the r.m.s. Kangaroo. I believe it to be a fair, and in the main an accurate account Of what must, and one day will happen upon a large and crowded liner in the event Of such a collision as that described, or Of her rapid foundering from any other cause; and it is a remarkable thing that people who for the most part set a sufficient value on their lives, daily consent to go to sea in ships, the boats Of which could not on emergency possibly con tain half their number. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |