Shelfmark
Oc.5.19
Title
Escapers all : being the personal narratives of fifteen escapers from war-time prison camps 1914-1918 / with an introduction by J.R. Ackerley, fifteen portraits of the authors and three maps and plans.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : The Bodley Head, [1932]
Physical description
302 p., [4] leaves of plates : map, plan, ports. ; 19 cm.
Formatted contents note
Contents: Introduction : The grim game of escape / J.R. Ackerley -- 1. Trapped in Belgium / Harry Beaumont -- 2. Beginners / H.A. Cartwright -- 3. Tunneling to freedom / Hugh Durnford - 4. Exploits of the Escaping Club / A.J. Evans - 5. Inveterate escapers / Duncan Grinnell-Milne - 6. A winter's tale / J.L. Hardy - 7. Fugitives - 11. An unconducted tour of England / Heinz H.E. Justus - 12. Outwitting the Turk / E.H. Keeling - 13. Hide-and-seek in Eastern seas / Hellmut von Mücke - 14. Through the camp sewer / Ernest Pearce - 15. Escaping from England / Gunther Plüschow - 16. Rendezvous with a submarine / Hermann Tholens - 17. Hazards of escape / Lawrence A. Wingfield.
Provenance
Presented to Eton College by Eugen Millington-Drake in 1938.
Binding
Dark blue leather quarter binding with gilt lettering on spine, marbled paper covered boards, five raised bands; bound by Best & Co.
Copy-specific note
Typed note tipped into title page : "no signature available for this volume".
Subject
World War, 1914-1918 Prisoners and prisons Personal narratives
Subject
Escapes
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Harrison, Michael Charles Cooper, 1888 - ? Through the bathroom floor. 1932.
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Harrison, Michael Charles Cooper, 1888 - ? What a skeleton key will do. 1932.
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Hardy, J. L. Fugitives in Germany. 1932.
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Hardy, J. L. Winter's tale. 1932.
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Grinnell-Milne, Duncan William Inveterate escapers. 1932.
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Evans, A. J., 1889 - ? (Alfred John) Exploits of the Escaping Club. 1932.
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Durnford, H. G. (Hugh George) Tunneling to freedom. 1932.
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Cartwright, H. A. Beginners. 1932.
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Beaumont, Harry, 1888 - 1966 Trapped in Belgium. 1932.
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Ackerley, J. R., 1896 - 1967 (Joe Randolph) The grim game of escape. 1932.
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Best & Co. binder.
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Bodley Head (Firm) publisher.
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England London.
Identifier
B29859