Chapter II: Introduction: A Supper at the “albion,” and

ITS CONSEQUENCES 1

I. BY RAIL AND COACH TO VIRGINIA WATER 13

II. A SUMMONS TO STAFFORD HOUSE 29

III. OFF TO THE WAR 36

IV. DELIGHTS OF TRAVEL 49

V. COMFORT ON SHORE AND PENANCE AT SEA 57

VI. THE LAND OF THE MOSLEM 70

VII. A BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF CONSTANTINOPLE FROM PERA 83

VIII. FIRST VIEW OF THE SCENE OF ACTION 91

IX. COMMENCEMENT OF THE CULINARY CAMPAIGN 101

X. A TOUR ROUND THE KITCHENS 111

XI. FIRST OPERATIONS 124

XII. THE SCUTARI MISSION ACCOMPLISHED 134

XIII. DEPARTURE FOR THE CRIMEA 147

XIV. COMMENCEMENT OF MY CAMPAIGN IN THE CRIMEA 160

XV. THE ENGLISH AND TURKISH COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF 180

XVI. A NEW ENEMY 191

XVII. RECEPTION AT ENGLISH AND FRENCH HEAD-QUARTERS 200

XVIII. A UNIVERSAL CALAMITY 213

XIX. HAPS AND MISHAPS IN CAMP 227

XX. EXPEDITIONS ON HORSE AND ON FOOT 239

XXI. MATTERS GRAVE AND GAY 250

XXII. PREPARATIONS FOR ANOTHER TRIP 266

XXIII. OUR STEAM VOYAGE IN THE “LONDON” 289

XXIV. THREE WEEKS AT SCUTARI 297

XXV. FESTIVITIES AT SCUTARI AND VISITS TO FRENCH HOSPITALS 315

XXVI. MY SECOND TRIP TO THE CRIMEA 325

XXVII. CAMP LIFE AT HEAD-QUARTERS 334

XXVIII. MY GREAT FIELD-DAY 350

XXIX. THE EIGHTH OF SEPTEMBER 364

XXX. FALL OF THE DOOMED CITY 375

XXXI. ILLNESS AND CHANGE OF SCENE 385

XXXII. CAMP OF THE FOURTH DIVISION 400

XXXIII. HOSTILITIES AT TABLE 415

XXXIV. CRIMEAN FESTIVITIES 433

XXXV. LAST DAYS OF BRITISH OCCUPATION OF THE CRIMEA 459

XXXVI. LAST SCENE OF OUR STRANGE EVENTFUL HISTORY 484

ADDENDA 513

ERRATA.

In page 6, _for_ “Little Jack,” _read_ “Little Ben.”

Page 32, line 12, _for_ “I think,” _read_ “She thinks.”

A CULINARY CAMPAIGN

BY

A. SOYER

ILLUSTRATED BY H. G. HINE.