Williams, Jesse Lynch. Day-dreamer. †$1.50. Scribner.
An unabridged rendering of “News and the man,” an amplified version of “The stolen story.” “There is a general stir in this novel which successfully stimulates the rush of a daily newspaper office when the presses are in motion and the ‘stories’ are coming in from every quarter. The reporter’s slang, which is a kind of dialect known only to the initiated, is freely used and the narrative bristles with expert knowledge of reportorial ways and speech.” (Outlook.)
“A very plausible story and a splendid picture of newspaper life and newspaper men.” Stephen Chalmers.
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 181. Mr. 24, ’06. 70w.
Reviewed by Louise Collier Willcox.
+ – North American. 182: 927. Je. ’06. 110w.
“Among the entertaining stories of the season a first place must be given to ... ‘The day dreamer.’”
+ + Outlook. 82: 759. Mr. 31, ’06. 90w.
“But in spite of the well-seasoned character of the plot and the persons, ‘The day-dreamer’ is nevertheless a neatly articulated and very readable tale.”