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Issue Details: First known date: 1916... 1916 The Chequered Cruise: A True and Intimate Record of Strenuous Travel
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

Stock recounts a 1914 voyage in the company of his sister Mabel and a friend known only as 'The Nut' that included visits to Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and Fiji.

Notes

  • Dedication: To Mabel
  • Includes a description of establishing a pineapple farm in Queensland.
  • Also includes letters to Stock from his companions after the voyage.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Grant Richards ,       1916 .
      Extent: 190p.p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • 'With forty-four illustrations from photographs by the author' - title page.
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Dodd, Mead ,       1916 .
      Extent: 190p.p.
      Description: illus.
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Last amended 7 Jun 2017 13:45:42
Subjects:
  • South Pacific, Pacific Region,
  • 1914
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