+ Survey 45:515 Ja 1 ’21 180w
“They all contain a great deal of thought, pithily and happily expressed in compressed form.”
+ The Times [London] Lit Sup p202 Mr 25 ’20 260w
TENNYSON, HAROLD COURTENAY. Harold Tennyson, R. N.; the story of a young sailor; put together by a friend. *$2 Macmillan
(Eng ed 20–5765)
“The facts about young Tennyson are mainly drawn from his mother’s journal and from his own bright, chatty letters to members of his family. That he was the grandson of the poet and, in addition, came from such stock as the clever Boyles and the handsome Courtenays accounts for his gifts of brain and physique, as well as for his wonderfully keen appreciation of all things beautiful, whether in nature or in human relations. The story of his early years is told from Lady Tennyson’s diary. After entering the British navy, his letters home take up the narrative. He served for a while on board the Queen Mary before being transferred to the destroyer Viking, which struck a mine in the English Channel in January, 1916. The explosion killed him and several of his shipmates, and brought to an end a career full of promise of the highest order.”—Nation
+ Booklist 16:241 Ap ’20
“Presents a peculiarly engaging character, and forms, in its modest way, a valuable document on the British navy’s doings in the war.”
+ Brooklyn 12:17 O ’19 30w