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Memoir of Captain W. Gill, R.E
Memoir of Captain W. Gill, R.E.. And, Introductory essay, as prefixed to the new edition of the 'River of golden sand' (1884). This book, "Memoir of Captain W. Gill, R.E," by Henry Yule, is a replication of a book originally published before 1884. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
140 pages, Paperback
First published May 19, 2013
About the author
Henry Yule
59 books7 followersSir Henry Yule was a Scottish Orientalist.
He was born at Inveresk, Scotland, near Edinburgh, the son of Major William Yule (1764-1839), translator of the Apothegms of Ali. Henry Yule was educated at Edinburgh, Addiscombe and Chatham, and joined the Bengal Engineers in 1840. He served in both the Sikh wars, was secretary to Colonel (afterwards Sir) Arthur Phayre's mission to Ava (1855), and wrote his Narrative of the Mission to the Court of Ava (1858).
He was born at Inveresk, Scotland, near Edinburgh, the son of Major William Yule (1764-1839), translator of the Apothegms of Ali. Henry Yule was educated at Edinburgh, Addiscombe and Chatham, and joined the Bengal Engineers in 1840. He served in both the Sikh wars, was secretary to Colonel (afterwards Sir) Arthur Phayre's mission to Ava (1855), and wrote his Narrative of the Mission to the Court of Ava (1858).
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