vi AUTHOR'S NOTE 



Among modern works, two in particular have 

 received attention: Captain Cook, by Sir Walter 

 Besant (Macmillan, 1890), and The Life of 

 Captain James Cook, by Arthur Kitson (Mur- 

 ray, 1907). The originality of the former and 

 the abundant documentation of the latter have 

 been of assistance in throwing light upon certain 

 facts which Cook and his companions, as well as 

 Dr. Kippis, have left obscure. 



Deep gratitude must also be expressed to those 

 kind friends who have contributed certain docu- 

 ments belonging to Marton, Cook's birthplace, 

 and Whitby, where he commenced his career. 



Maurice Thiery. 



