Author: Keane, John F.
Title: THREE YEARS OF A WANDERER’S LIFE.
Description: London: Ward and Downey ..., 1887. 1st Ed. 2 vols. Sm. 8vo. viii + 322pp. + iv + 253pp. + 15pp. publ. list dated April 1887. Some browning, ex.-lib. with bookplates and ink stamps to prelims. and to beginning and end of text, hinges cracked, dec. e.ps., original black lettered and black ills. brown cloth, spines chipped with sl. loss. ¶ John Fryer Thomas Keane (1854–1937), was a Yorkshire clergyman's son who went to sea at the age of twelve. In 1877, still only 23 but having had his share of adventures, he visited Mecca and Medina, one of the few Europeans ever to have done so at that time. Travelling to India, New Guinea, Norway, Brazil, East Indies, China, Singapore, Burmah, etc.

Keywords: VOYAGES AND TRAVEL; GENERAL VOYAGES


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