an extraordinarily intimate and friendly
feeling between herself and her readers all over the world. It has
been felt in accordance with this mutual and affectionate
understanding to give little personal details, and even a memoir
compiled by Lord Brassey for his children during the sad days
following the 14th of September, to the friendly eyes which will read
with regret the last Journal of one who has been their pleasant
chronicler and chatty fellow-traveller for so long. It must always
seem as if Lady Brassey wrote specially for those who did not enjoy
her facilities for going about and seeing everything.

I must express my thanks to Lady Brassey's secretaries for the kind
help they have afforded me, not only in deciphering MSS., but in
verifying dates and names of places.

M.A. BROOME.

LONDON: _March_ 1888.

Contents.

CHAPTER PAGE

MEMOIR xiii

INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER 1

I. BOMBAY TO JUBBULPORE 9

II. HYDERABAD AND POONA 34

III. BOMBAY 56

IV. BOMBAY TO GOA 73

V. COLOMBO 97

VI. RANGOON 120

VII. LABUAN 155

VIII. ELEOPURA 175

IX. CELEBES 203

X. WESTERN AUSTRALIA 229

XI. ALBANY TO ADELAIDE 251

XII. ADELAIDE 269

XIII. VICTORIA 287

XIV. NEW SOUTH WALES 309

XV. NEW SOUTH WALES (_continued_) 325

XVI. QUEENSLAND 339

XVII. THE EAST COAST 367

XVIII. EAST COAST (_continued_) 391

XIX. PRINCE OF WALES' ISLAND 409

APPENDIX 427

INDEX 479

List of Illustrations.

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'SUNBEAM,' R.Y.S., CHRISTMAS DAY,