“Fails to hold the interest or stimulate the curiosity.”
– Outlook. 84: 839. D. 1, ’06. 10w.
Stevenson, Burton Egbert. Girl with the blue sailor. [+]1.50. Dodd.
“A young newspaper man, going upon his first real vacation since he left college, gets involved with an old college chum and the college chum’s bride upon their honeymoon, and entangled also with an interesting family consisting of a pompous papa, and affected mamma, and four charming unmarried daughters. All of them are guests at the same mountain tavern. The girl in the blue sailor also comes there.... First are jests Inspired by the presence of the bride and groom, then matchmaking plots, picnics, boating expeditions, sparkling conversations with rather frequent quotations from Browning. In the very midst of it the young newspaper man gets sent to South Africa, where he makes an immense name as a war correspondent. After several years he comes back after his reward.”—N. Y. Times.
– Critic. 49: 287. S. ’06. 100w.
“A very college boyish and amateurish love story.”
– N. Y. Times. 11: 361. Je. 2, ’06. 220w.
“Slight but rather pretty summer romance.”
+ – Outlook. 83: 243. My. 26, ’06. 60w.