A Narrative of My Professional Adventures by Sir William Henry Dillon: 1790-1839, Vol. II

by Michael A. Lewis

Book Overview

Sir William Henry Dillon (1780-1857) was born in Birmingham, the illegitimate son of the distinguished writer and traveller John Talbot Dillon (1734-1806), a baron of the Holy Roman Empire. The elder Dillon had briefly served in the Royal Navy, apparently obtaining his discharge in a fit of pique after being ejected, when a midshipman, from the Parade Coffee House in Portsmouth, a hostelry reserved for captains.

Sir William's long, enjoyable,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911423223
• ISBN13: 9781911423225
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 552 Pages