By BASIL LUBBOCK.
A Cheap Edition. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 6s.
"Mr. Basil Lubbock has written a book that Clark Russell could hardly have given us in his palmiest days.... Not the least remarkable feature of this fascinating 'yarn' is its obvious truthfulness. Who takes up Mr. Lubbock's tale of the sea, and puts it down before finishing it, must be a dull individual."—Sunday Special.
"We can most unhesitatingly recommend this book to all who love the sea, and especially to youngsters who intend to become sailors.... One of the best books of actual life on board ship that has been published for years."—Field.
"No book that I know of has appeared since the days of Dana so absolutely compounded of marine elements, so entirely salt in savour, as Mr. A. Basil Lubbock's 'Round the Horn before the Mast.' Nothing, I am sure, could exceed the thrilling interest of Mr. Lubbock's description of how they weathered the Horn. But the whole book, which is well illustrated with original drawings and fine photographs, is full of fascination."—Westminster Gazette.
"We have seldom read a more entertaining book.... The veriest landsman cannot fail to be charmed with Mr. Lubbock's simple graphic story and its faithful picture of the deep-sea mariner's life."—Pall Mall Gazette.
"Here is a stirring narrative, a thing to quicken the pulses and fire young blood with a healthy spirit of emulation."—Athenæum.
"... The tragic incidents of this voyage Mr. Lubbock describes with a verve, vigour, and vividness that keep you breathlessly interested."—Truth.
"A vivid narrative, in which you may hear the thunder of the waves and the creaking of the timbers, and through which blows the salt wind of the sea."—Spectator.
"A capital tale of the sea."—Standard.