Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 1st November 1882, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1128

MY WATCH BELOW ; Or , Tarns Spun when Off Duty . JB ^ ZT . A . S IEJjk . IK' . A-IR / IEIR ,. 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 pemsal of which we have been so deeply interested . Like the novels from the same pen , the book has so engrossed our mind when we hare taken it np as to lead us to continue reading when other subjects demanded our attention . 1 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 the tone of the writer is pure and high-minded , and we would suggest to those who contemplate the gift of a small present to a seafaring relative , but who are puzzled as to their choice , to purchase a copy of this book , or of " The Wreck i of the Grosvenor" " A Sailor ' s Sweetheart , " or " John Holdsworth , Chief Mate , " , which are written by the same author . They may rest assured that the recipient , whether yonng or of mature age , will be highly delighted , and that the gift will be thoroughly appreciated . ' The ACADEMY says : | l Whoever did not read these " yarns" when they first appeared in the Daily j Telegraph is earnestly recommended to make np for lost time . It is an open secret that their writer is none other than Mr . Clark Russell , the most literary of sailors I and who the possesses most realistic an equal of power novelists of - investing We are not photo acquainte graphic d tru with th with any the other charm author of artistic expression . His pictures are not so much lifelike as life itself- They are thirty-six in all , and each contains enough material to make the fortune of a holiday Dumber / London : SAMPSON LOWMARSTONSEARLE & BIVINGTON , I , , , ! Crown Building * , 188 Fleet 8 tw > et , E . C . < 744 ) M

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