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WHEN Teonge's diary was first published in 1825, some doubt was cast on its authenticity. The disappearance of the manuscript made it difficult to answer the criticisms, but its rediscovery has now set all doubts at rest. The present edition has been produced from the original manuscript with modernised spelling and a number of notes. The author served as a chaplain in the Mediterranean. In addition to a vivid picture of life in the Navy in the seventeenth century, there are interesting accounts of inland journeys in Syria and Palestine. The book is beautifully produced and illustrated with a few contemporary drawings and engravings, but a track chart might well have been added.
The Diary of Henry Teonge, Chaplain on Board H.M.'s Ships Assistance, Bristol, and Royal Oak, 1675-1679.
G. E.
Manwaring
Transcribed from the original manuscript and edited, with an Introduction and Notes, by. (The Broadway Travellers.) Pp. x + 318 + 8 plates. (London: George Routledge and Sons, Ltd., 1927.) 12s. 6d. net.
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The Diary of Henry Teonge, Chaplain on Board HM's Ships Assistance, Bristol, and Royal Oak, 1675-1679. Nature 121, 241 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/121241d0
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