DDC/MDS
| 823.8 |
Publication
New York : Doubleday, Page & company, 1904.
Original publication date
1904
Description
The guard-boat lay across the mouth of the bathing-pool her crew idly spanking the water with the flat of their oars. A red-coated militia-man rifle in hand sat at the bows and a petty officer at the stern.
Status
Available
Call number
Collection
User reviews
LibraryThing member sarahemmm
Short stories, each preceded by a verse, mainly on the subject of war, soldiering and sailoring. I doubt RK would have called it his best work, and much does not stand the test of time, though there is a fine petty officer who appears in several stories.
My favourite is the description of careering
My favourite is the description of careering
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around the Kent countryside in a steam car. You can feel the masculine love of new gadgets shining from the page. Show Less
LibraryThing member EricCostello
Somewhat disappointed in the stories; in some, the action was a bit hard to follow, with the dialect and/or jargon being so thick. The idealized Army story seemed more like a wish-list than any attempt to entertain, and the "ghost story" "They" didn't really have much of an impact.
Physical description
vi, 363 p.; 21 cm
Local notes
A near-fine copy with the slightest rub to extreme corners only; gilt titles bright