From the Fleet in the Fifties

A History of the Crimean War. With which is Incorporated Letters Written in 1854-5-6 by the Reverend S. Kelson Stothert, Chaplain to the Naval Brigade. Illustrated by William Simpson; Preface by Vice-Admiral Powlett. L: Hurst and Blackett, 1902. Pp 460, frontis., [28] leaves plates. 8vo, blue cloth, gilt to front and spine. Stothert's letters in fact form the bulk of the text, linked with explanatory passages by the author. The Chaplain is a keen observer and a decent stylist, and his naval vocation ensures that the seaward aspects of the campaigning are adequately reported. Very good condition.