"A story of adventure written in Mr. Stockton's characteristic vein."—New York Commercial Advertiser.
"The funniest part of the story is the serene gravity with which the author chronicles events."—San Francisco Argonaut.
"The appearance of a new book by Frank Stockton stirs one to an agreeable flicker of anticipation."—New York Literary Digest.
"It is charming, and no one but Mr. Stockton could have written it."—Julian Hawthorne, in the Minneapolis Tribune.
A PICTURESQUE BOOK OF THE SEA.
A Sailor's Log.
Recollections of Forty Years of Naval Life. By Rear-Admiral Robley D. Evans, U. S. N. Illustrated. Large 12mo. Cloth, $2.00.
"It is essentially a book for men, young and old; and the man who does not enjoy it is lacking in healthy red blood."—Chicago Bookseller.