Frank Mundell

Stories of North Pole Adventure


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This volume does not pretend to be a history of Artic exploration. My aim has been to narrate some of the most thrilling incidents of Polar …

Stories of the Victoria Cross


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The Victoria Cross is the highest military award that can be made to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces for acts of gallan…

Stories of the Lifeboat


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There's fury in the tempest,And there's madness in the waves;The lightning snake coils round the foam,The headlong thunder raves;Yet a boat …

The Story of Edison and The Wonders of Electricity


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Despite not having attended conventional school for more than a few months during his childhood, Thomas Alva Edison received a good groundin…

Heroines of Travel


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Heroines of Travel documents the bravery and fortitude of a number of Victorian-era women who showed that adventure and exciting experiences…

Stories Of Alpine Adventure


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Mont Blanc is the Monarch of the Mountains: They crown'd him long ago On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, With a diadem of snow. (Byr…

Stories Of Balloon Adventure


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In the following pages will be found brief narratives of some of the more famous incidents and exciting episodes which mark the history of b…

Stories of the Fire Brigade


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The stories presented here have been collected from reports of actual incidents responded to by various fire brigades with examples from bot…

Stories of the Royal Humane Society


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Established in 1774, the ‘Society for the Recovery of Persons Apparently Drowned’ published information on how to save people from drowning,…