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Henry Woodd Nevinson
Henry Woodd Nevinson (1856–1941) was a British war correspondent, journalist, and author known for his vivid reporting and humanitarian activism. He covered key conflicts like the Boer War, the Russo-Japanese War, and World War I, bringing attention to issues of slavery and social injustice. His notable works include "A Modern Slavery," which exposed the horrors of slavery in Angola, and "The Dardanelles Campaign," where he detailed his experiences during the Gallipoli campaign. Nevinson was also deeply involved in political movements, advocating for women's suffrage and aligning with socialist causes.
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CHAPTER I ON THE EDGE NEWCASTLE, NATAL, Thursday, October 5, 1899. Late last Sunday night I found myself slowly crawling towards the front from Pretoria in a commandeered train crammed full of armed Boers and their horses. I had rushed from the Cape to quiet little Bloemfontein, the centre of one of the best administered States in the world, where the heads of the nation in the intervals of discussing...
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ITHE CATFISHBefore the hustling days of ice and of "cutters" rushing to and fro between Billingsgate and our fleets of steam-trawlers on the Dogger Bank, most sailing trawlers and long-line fishing-boats were built with a large tank in their holds, through which the sea flowed freely. Dutch eel-boats are built so still, and along the quays of Amsterdam and Copenhagen you may see such tanks in...
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