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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Honour of the Flag, by W. Clark RussellThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Honour of the FlagAuthor: W. Clark RussellRelease Date: November 23, 2006 [EBook #19899]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE HONOUR OF THE FLAG ***Produced by Ted Garvin, Don Perry and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.netSHORT STORYTHE HONOUR OF THE FLAGBYW. CLARK RUSSELLAUTHOR OF "THE WRECK OF THE GROSVENOR," "LIFE OF LORD NELSON," ETC., ETC.G.P. PUTNAM'S SONSNEW YORK LONDON 27 West Twenty-third Street. 24 Bedford Street,Strand.1895The Knickerbocker Press, New Rochelle, N.Y.SHORT STORYContents.PAGE=The Honour of the Flag= 3=Cornered=! 28=A Midnight Visitor= 41=Plums from a Sailor's Duff= 57=The Strange Adventures of a South Seaman= 82=The Adventures of Three Sailors= 110=The Strange Tragedy of the "White Star=" 137=The Ship Seen on the Ice= 163THE HONOUR OF THE FLAG=The Honour of the Flag=.A THAMES TRAGEDY.Manifold are the historic interests of the river Thames. There is scarcely a foot of its mud from London Bridge toGravesend Reach that is not as "consecrated" as that famous bit of soil which Dr. Samuel Johnson and Mr. RichardSavage knelt and kissed on ...

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Title: The Honour of the Flag Author: W. Clark Russell Release Date: November 23, 2006 [EBook #19899] Language: English

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THE HONOUR OF THE FLAG

BY W. CLARK RUSSELL

AUTHOR OF "THE WRECK OF THE GROSVENOR," "LIFE OF LORD NELSON," ETC., ETC.

G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS NEW YORK LONDON 27 West Twenty-third Street. 24 Bedford Street, Strand. 1895 The Knickerbocker Press, New Rochelle, N.Y.

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Contents. PAGE =The Honour of the Flag= 3 =Cornered=! 28 =A Midnight Visitor= 41 =Plums from a Sailor's Duff= 57 =The Strange Adventures of a South Seaman= 82 =The Adventures of Three Sailors= 110 =The Strange Tragedy of the "White Star=" 137 =The Ship Seen on the Ice= 163

=The Honour of the Flag=. A THAMES TRAGEDY.

THE HONOUR OF THE FLAG

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