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YOUNGHUSBAND, G[eorge]. J.. FRAYS AND FORAYS: Sketches in Peace and War..
Early Primary Resource on Kabul WHO WAS CAPT. G.J. YOUNGHUSBAND: This book was written by Capt. G.J. Younghusband, who was Francis Younhusband's the brother. They both won the Gold Medal from the Royal Geographical Society. * According to a newspaper article laid down inside the front cover of this book: "In the spring of [1886-] 1887 Captain Younghusband marched alone from Peking to India, across the Gobi desert and through Chinese Turkestan and Kashmir. For this journey, he received the Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society." Looking at the Wikipeida article about Capt. Francis Younghusband, we see that he was given the Gold Medal for the same trip during the same time period. See bibliography below for the link. * The two Younghusband brothers, wrote: THE RELIEF OF CHITRAL, in 1895. This work was based on the letters of the authors, both were also correspondents for "The Times". This covered the Chitral area, in India, which was close to the Afghan border. * George J. Younghusband wrote six other titles, from 1888 through 1908, covering his primary experiences from Burma to Central Asia, Japan, and the Philippines. This early title is his second book and is considered his rarest work. * CONTENTS OF THIS BOOK: Chapter headings: The defense of the Kabul Residency; Campaigning Beyond the Border [Khyber Pass & that area]; The Guides [guide to soldiering in India, Hong Kong, Singapore]; The Bengal Lancers; The Goorkas [insights to the Ghurkas]; Soldiering in the Soudan; Sport in the Sunny East [hunting pastime in India]; Camp Stories [about Khyber Pass and that area]; Life on the Frontier [Kabul Residency]. * THE ARTICLE INSIDE THE FRONT COVER: There is a penned date of "17.10:95" [Oct. 17, 1895]. The article discussed a lecture by Capt. Younghusband who lectured the Tyneside Geographical Society on that date. "...is a veteran traveller, though but a young man of 32. He served in the King's Dragoon guards from 1882 to 18990, when he was transferred to the Political Dept. of the government of India and placed on the establishment of the Indian Staff Corps...In his lecture 'Some Trade Routes in the Chinese empire,' which he was to have delivered....gives an account of the main routes he has followed in Manchuria, Mongolia and Chinese Turkestan....his first journey was made to Manchuria with Mr. James of the Bombay Civil Service in 1886 [please inquire with us for a copy of this book: THE LONG WHITE MOUNTAIN OR A JOURNEY IN MANCHURIA], they passed through the greater part of Manchuria, up to the Corean and Russian frontiers." * BIBLIOGRAPHY: THE ACADEMY: See a book review article in this journal, September 20, 1890, below, the text reads: "Frays and Forays: Sketches in Peace and War. By Capt. G. J. Younghusband. (PorI cival. [sic]) Military literature can show no more striking contrast than from the "ranker" of Lake's fighting army to the smart wing officer of the Queen's Own Corps of Guides. Not that the latter is not required to carry his life daily in his hand almost as much as the former; but the entire surroundings of the two are so different! And, in its own small way, this little volume of sketches by Capt. Younghusband is as well worth reading as the elaborate Memoirs of John Shipp. Mr. Rudyard Kipling, the literary lion of the last London season, has touched with consummate cleverness upon some of the aspects of life upon the Afghan frontier; and Prof. James Darmesteter has recently brought back from the same region the materials for a philological monograph. But there is yet room for a plain narrative of the manner in which English officers have tamed the wild border tribes, by the same methods which pacified the Scotch Highlands. If Capt. Younghusband has not himself written such a narrative, he has at least contributed some chapters towards it. If only he would devote one of the furloughs of which he talks to serious literary labor, we believe that he could produce something that would deserve to live." With all of the typographical errors of the day. *** Wikipedia article on Capt. Francis Younghusband: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Younghusband, scroll down to "Military Career" to find this citation. * THE ACADEMY: link: http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA243&lpg=PA243&dq=frays%20 and%20forays&sig=PQN9bisOBM6_evjjgQF0Dlbxo5k&ei=bnxhTufLI6_Y iAKP6cmkDg&ct=result&sqi=2&id=cjYZAAAAYAAJ&ots=UpMqPpKUU7&ou tput=text * Color scans can be sent by email. 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London 1890, Percival. Green blind-stamped cloth, gold stamped titles, small size ca. 12 x 17.5 cm., 152p., very clean, solid copy, with Oct. 17, 1895 newspaper article laid down inside front cover. FIRST AND ONLY VERY OBSCURE EDITION

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