12 JUNE 1926, Page 28

Five Stories of the Sea and an Amphibian

Sea Ventures of Britain. By Commander Tapre.11 Dorling (" Taffrail"). (Collins. 8s. 6d.) '

"An island race, the tang of the sea was in British nostrils as the

salt was, and still is, in British blood."

This quotation from " Taffrail's " introduction, contains a great truth, and well he has proved it. The first Venturer taken is Sir John Hawkins; the last, Captain Scott; from start to finish the book is a fine piece of work, making us realize Whit odds the Venturers faced, what they achieved and how and why they failed.