“Will take hold of the book-lover at once, regardless of contents; but it would be a pretty exacting reader who could feel any material disappointment after its perusal.”
+ + Nation. 83: 16. Jl. 5, ’06. 530w.
“We have never read anything that gave so attractive a description of any country.”
+ Spec. 97: 19. Jl. 7, ’06. 250w.
Holder, Charles Frederick. Log of a sea angler; sport and adventures in many seas with spear and rod. **$1.50. Houghton.
One portion of Mr. Holder’s book is devoted to angling adventures along the Florida keys, the other portion relates to experiences in the waters of Lower California, Texas and the New England coasts, while the catch ranges from “turtle to shark, from tarpon to gentler and lesser spoil.”
“In the main, keen observation of nature’s secrets, and wide experience with the sea and its life, are revealed in these anglers’ tales, and there is an occasional bit of spirited writing as well.” Charles Atwood Kofoid.
+ + – Dial. 40: 356. Je. 1, ’06. 1150w.
“All in all we shall be surprised if the present season brings forth any comparable offerings in the way of outdoor literature.”