The Mastiff was a yacht owned by John Burns (Lord Inverclyde) who took a group of men aboard his yacht on a trip to the Faroes and Iceland in 1878. Trollope wrote this story of the voyage and published it privately in the same year. Although hardly Polar, Iceland is certainly an interesting exemplar of the print culture of the North.
How the “Mastiffs” Went to Iceland.
Trollope, Anthony. Introduction by Carol Lansbury. New York: Arno Press, 1981.
- Arctic Reading: Europe including Scandinavia
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How the “Mastiffs” Went to Iceland.
Trollope, Anthony. Introduction by Coral Lansbury. (New York: Arno Press, 1981). [First published London, 1878].
- 1878 British Voyage to Iceland (aboard Mastiff).
- Arctic Reading: Great Britain
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The Mastiff was a yacht owned by John Burns (Lord Inverclyde) who took a group of men aboard his yacht on a trip to the Faroes and Iceland in 1878. Trollope wrote this story of the voyage and published it privately in the same year. Although hardly Polar, Iceland is certainly an interesting exemplar of the print culture of the North. Rather sardonic account of summer trip to Iceland in 1878 aboard the Mastiff, Trollope calling the passengers the Mastiffs.
John Caldigate.
Trollope, Anthony. Introduction by R. C. Terry. London: The Folio Society, 1995. [First published in book form London: Chapman and Hall, 1879.].
- Maritime Reading
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A romantic evening second-class deck conversation between a disinherited young gentleman and a mysterious widow (Mrs Smith) in some form of trouble. The talk turns to books, starting with John Caldigate, the deprived gentleman: