G. W. Steevens

With Kitchener to Khartum G. W. Steevens

Mb. Stbevkns earlier work, With the Oonqnering . T urk, was received with such cordial recognition that it is perhaps unnecessary to refer to his qualities as a war correspondent or to his literary gifts. The A nglo Egyptian expedition is a greater theme, and the writer of these pages has the advantage of a wider experience. He has a broader comparative basis for his observation, and his criticism, which he always offers modestly and as an amateur, has a higher value. At the same time the power of vivid narration and keen characterization is quite as striking. As one of the most remarkable campaigns of history the Sirdar smovement on Khartum would be an interesting topic at any time, but just now it has a special claim to attention in this country. A fresh experience of war, with the criticism of its management now ringing in our ears, naturally gives an incentive to a comparison which, as a whole, defies the criticism even of noncombatants. How far such a comparison is justified will appear from these pages.
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