21 x 26 cm.; pg. 255 ; Preface, map, biographical notes, photographic credits, select bibliography, notes to the text, index, numerous black-and-white photos and illustrations. "As every schoolboy used to know, the British Empire covered nearly one quarter of the globe when Edward VII took the throne in 1901. Much of this territory was newly acquired and barely explored, encompassing such dark, untidy areas as Central Africa, India and the jungles of Malaysia. OUT IN THE NOONDAY SUN...is an affectionate and ironic portrait of those Edwardian adventurers who set out for the tropics when the Imperial sun was at its zenith--only to find that sometimes the heat was too much for them. " ISBN: 0394522567 ; 0394522567

Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- Anecdotes.