THE YOUNG CADET. New edition,

HOFLAND, Mrs [Barbara]. (Woking printing)

Published by London: Arthur Hall Virtue & Co, 1855

About this Item

12mo, (165x102mm), xii,166p. Engraved frontispiece and title-page, some spotting. Recased in the original blue diagonal wave-grain cloth, lettered and blocked in gilt and blind, a little rubbed at the extremities; modern bookplate Printed in Woking by J. Billing and unlocated on Copac; The Young Cadet is couched in the form of a journal which provides a vehicle for Hofland to describe Indian manners, places, habits, beliefs, and so on and in so doing to justify the British presence there. There is no story as such, but there are many enlivening, exciting episodes. Overall, the book is a successful attempt to add a measure of enjoyment to the traditional geographical and historical text-book. In this edition a new address to the reader, dated 1836, notes that the account the Burmese war has been omitted as althought topical at the time of its original publication in 1827, interest had declined. Hofland also confesses to have borrowed heavily from Emma Roberts' Scenes and Characteristics of Hindostan. Please note that the advised postage is based on an average book, if possible the postage will be reduced to the correct amount and you will be notified by email. Seller Inventory # 23585

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE YOUNG CADET. New edition,

Publisher: London: Arthur Hall Virtue & Co

Publication Date: 1855

Binding: Soft cover