De profundis, or how it feels : typescript, 1915.

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De profundis, or how it feels : typescript, 1915.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612777366

An account of Prescott Hiller's journey while a passenger on the steamship Arabic when it was torpedoed, and her subsequent rescue by the British Royal Navy.

1 v. (18 leaves) ; 29 cm.

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Arabic (Steamship : 1902-1915)

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Prescott Hiller, Margaret Cleveland.

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On route from Liverpool to New York, the White Star Line steamship Arabic was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Ireland by Lieutenant Rudolph Schneider's U-24, with the loss of about forty passengers and crew. From the description of De profundis, or how it feels : typescript, 1915. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612777366 ...

Great Britain. Royal Navy

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Richard Howe, Earl Howe, was born in London, England, on March 19, 1726, the son of Emanuel Scrope Howe (1699-1735) and Mary Sophia Charlotte von Kielmansegg (1703-1782). Around 1735, he joined the crew of the merchant ship Thames, and in July 1739 he joined the 40-gun Royal Navy ship Pearl . Howe then served on several ships in the Caribbean and off the South American coast. After being promoted to lieutenant in 1744 and post captain in 1746, he continued his military service in th...