Rev Robert Mclelland Chaplain Div (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Published at the close of the Second Boer War, Heroes and Gentlemen (1902) records the front-line impressions of the Rev. Robert M'Clelland, Presbyterian chaplain to the Highland Brigade and the 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Writing from encampments and field hospitals across South Africa, M'Clelland blends vivid anecdote with pastoral reflection, portraying ordinary soldiers"heroes" for their endurance and "gentlemen" for their comradeshipagainst the backdrop of guerrilla skirmishes, typhoid wards, and long columns on the veld. Part travel diary, part morale tract, the book offers a rare Scottish chaplain's view of imperial warfare just as the conflict ended, making it a valuable contemporaneous account for Boer-War and Highland-regiment collectors alike. Heroes and Gentlemen; An Army Chaplain's Experiences in South Africa, by the Rev. Robert M'Clelland, Ho. Chaplain, Div. Batt. Highland Brigade and 1st Batt. Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders. Published by J. and R. Parlane, Paisley; John Menzies and Co., Edinburgh and Glasgow; Houlston and Sons, London, 1902. No stated edition - definitely printed in the first year of publication (1902 date to Introduction). An uncommon publication - no institutional holdings located on Worldcat. A good limp red leather volume, with leather bound over stiff card. With gilt titles to front cover and ruled lined decoration to spine. Covers a little bumped annd frayed to extremities. Gilt dentelles to pastedowns. Text is bright and clean throughout, with just a couple of very light age spots. With portrait frontispiece and map near the rear. Title spread showing stitching at gutter due to type of binding, but all soundly bound. Gilt edges to text block. Language: English. 159pp. Dimensions: approximately 184mm high x 126mm wide x 11mm deep. Unpacked weight approximately 236g.