"His descriptions are written with as much freshness and verve as if the events recorded were of quite recent occurrence, and with a sailorly downrightness and infectious good-humour that help to render this extremely interesting volume a welcome exception to the great majority of works of its order with which the book market has lately been flooded."—The World.
"Breezy, full of cheerfulness, Admiral Montagu lived his boyhood in stirring times, and was a part of them. His record is a piece of pleasant and straightforward work."—Country Life.
"The book is full of good things from beginning to end."—Army and Navy Gazette.
"His accounts of active warfare, of pirate-hunting, and shipwreck are exhilarating, and there are many enlightening pages in the book dealing with punishments in the Navy, the leisure hours of a middy's life on board ship, his duties and companionships."—Daily Mail.
"The book is delightfully frank and breezy, and is one which will be eagerly read."—Whitehall Review.
"It says a good deal for Admiral Montagu's memory that he has been able to reproduce his impressions of nearly forty years ago so clearly and pleasantly."—Daily Chronicle.
"A most delightful volume. Many delightful records of experience in the Naval Service have recently appeared, and for genuine interest and frank and easy style I am disposed to reckon Admiral Montagu's volume among the best."—Navy and Army Illustrated.
A. & C. BLACK, SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W.
Transcriber's Note:
Minor punctuation and printer errors were corrected.