“We get an impression of more than force; we feel that we are dealing with a perfectly honest man who has an unfailing eye for humbug.”
+ Ath p1225 N 21 ’19 900w Ath p1387 D 19 ’19 40w Booklist 16:261 My ’20
“It is a rambling autobiography without form or plan, frank to the verge of indiscretion or beyond, crammed with the enthusiasm and energy of youth (he was born in 1851 but was of the tribe of Peter Pan), exuberant beyond the bounds of the English language, and altogether delightful and incredible.”
+ Ind 103:185 Ag 14 ’20 250w
“Many delightful anecdotes testify to the more irresistible side of Lord Fisher’s personality, and his staunch praise of his friends, his inimitable descriptions of many sea captains, and his warm appreciation of the British merchant navy also show fine traits of discernment and character.” B. U. Burke
+ Nation 110:204 F 14 ’20 1350w
“His directness and brevity never fail him, every paragraph is charged with interest, and the reader’s mind easily gathers up and puts in place the material. The originalities in printing are devices of this fertile inventor to make truths go home and lodge.” D. S. M.
+ New Repub 23:285 Ag 4 ’20 1600w
“There is no connected narrative or any orderly sequence of events; and yet it is continuously interesting, often amusing, and sometimes exciting in a supreme degree. The language is occasionally deplorable, from the standpoint of most drawing rooms and all grammar schools; and yet there are passages of rare and original beauty from even a rhetorical point of view. One feels in the presence of a psychic force.” B. A. Fiske
+ − N Y Times 25:179 Ap 18 ’20 2750w