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Title:
Sketches From My Life
By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha
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Produced by Steven Gibbs, Janet Blenkinship and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Sketches From My Life" by Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden is an autobiography written in the late 19th century. It details the author's adventurous career as a naval officer, sharing personal anecdotes and accounts from his time in the British Navy, particularly regarding his involvement in the suppression of the slave trade and various campaigns. The narrative highlights Hobart-Hampden’s experiences, including challenges, battles, personal encounters, and reflections on the tyranny present in naval discipline during his time. At the start of the autobiography, the author reflects on his early life and the events that led him to join the Royal Navy at a young age. He recounts his difficult initial experiences aboard H.M.S. as a young cadet, including harsh punishments and the tyrannical treatment of subordinate officers and crew members. Hobart-Hampden's vivid descriptions capture the brutality of naval life in the 19th century, laying the groundwork for his later reflections on authority, justice, and personal growth as he navigates through various military engagements, personal trials, and societal changes throughout his career. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 69.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Hobart-Hampden, Augustus Charles, 1822-1886
EBook No.: 16296
Published: Jul 15, 2005
Downloads: 212
Language: English
Subject: Adventure and adventurers
Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
Sketches From My Life
By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha
Credits:
Produced by Steven Gibbs, Janet Blenkinship and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Sketches From My Life" by Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden is an autobiography written in the late 19th century. It details the author's adventurous career as a naval officer, sharing personal anecdotes and accounts from his time in the British Navy, particularly regarding his involvement in the suppression of the slave trade and various campaigns. The narrative highlights Hobart-Hampden’s experiences, including challenges, battles, personal encounters, and reflections on the tyranny present in naval discipline during his time. At the start of the autobiography, the author reflects on his early life and the events that led him to join the Royal Navy at a young age. He recounts his difficult initial experiences aboard H.M.S. as a young cadet, including harsh punishments and the tyrannical treatment of subordinate officers and crew members. Hobart-Hampden's vivid descriptions capture the brutality of naval life in the 19th century, laying the groundwork for his later reflections on authority, justice, and personal growth as he navigates through various military engagements, personal trials, and societal changes throughout his career. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 69.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Hobart-Hampden, Augustus Charles, 1822-1886
EBook No.: 16296
Published: Jul 15, 2005
Downloads: 212
Language: English
Subject: Adventure and adventurers
Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.