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    . ' ' ¦ " - ¦ ¦ ¦*«¦ IT . 802 The Publishers ——— ' Circular 1 Sept . l 8 g 2 ——~ ————i———— ¦ » ^ i — — . —— ——^———¦ ' ——^— i ^ —»— 1 »

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    MY WATCH BELOW ; Or , Yarns Spun when Off Duty . DB 3 T . A . SEAFA RER . From the BRITISH MERCHANT SERVICE JOURNAL , August 1882 . ' We can truly say that ; rarely have we read a work on the sea and those who toil thereon in the perusal of which we have been so deeply interested . Like the novels from , the same pen , the book has so engrossed our inind -when we have taken it up as to lead us to continue reading when other subjects demanded our attention . ' The book should become very popular in the Service , for it contains tales in which are ably represented the views and feelings of the many grades and classes of sailors connected with our Mercantile Marine . The yarns are very likely to interest those also who have never been to sea , and who will , from studying them , form a very true conception of the actual life on board and the hardships to which seamen are exposed . * We do not attempt to draw especial attention to any one yarn , for all are interesting . We recommend the book as fit to be placed in the hands of young persons , for tho tone of the writer is pure and high minded , and we would suggest to those who contemplate the gift of a sma . ll present to a seafaring relative , but who are puzzled as to their choice , to purchase a copy of this bookor of li The Wreck , of the Grosvenor" "A Sailor ' s Sweetheart , " or " John Holdswortb , Chief Mate , " which are written by the same author . They may rest assnred that the recipient , whether young or of mature age , will be highly delighted , and that the g ift will be thoroughly appreciated . ' The ACADEMY says : * Whoever did not read these " yarns " when they first appeared in the Daily Telegraph is earnestly recommended to make up for lost time . It is an open secret that their writer is none other than Mr . Clark Russell , the most literary of sailors and the most realistic of novelists . We are not acquainted with , any other author who possesses an equal power of investing" photographic truth wiih tho charm of artistic expression . His p ictures are not bo much lifelike as life itself . They are thirty-six in all , and each contains enough material to make the fortune of a holiday number . ' London : SAMPSON LOW , MARSTON , SEARLE , & R 1 V 1 NGTON , Crown Buildings , 188 Fleet Street , E . C . ( 530 ) > c

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 1, 1882, page 802, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01091882/page/22/