INTRODUCTION XXI 



force at my command on what the ocean means to 

 Great Britain, the subject which I have chosen for 

 the concluding chapters of the book. Therefore I 

 have now only to express the hope that, in spite of its 

 many and obvious shortcomings, the present work may 

 do something to awaken our interest in and foster our 

 admiration of our glorious heritage of the sea. 



FKANK T. BULLEN. 



MELBOUBN, CAMBS. 

 Oct., 1906. 



