| − + | R. of Rs. 35: 763. Je. ’07. 240w. |
Oxenham, John. Man of Sark. il. †$1.50. Baker.
7–29685.
A story which tells “in the first person, of the adventures of a sturdy youth who seeks his fortune as a privateer during the Napoleonic wars. Although loyal to England, he is mistaken for a Frenchman after an exciting engagement, and his English captors take him to a prison stockade by the North sea. When he escapes and finds his way back to Sark, he is welcomed as one from the dead. He is also just in time to rescue the maiden whom he has loved all his life from the hands of certain villainous persons who have abducted her.” (Dial.)
“The vivid account of island life and customs, of landscapes and sea-scapes relieves the obsession produced by this competent villain.”
| + − | Ath. 1907, 2: 546. N. 2. 180w. |
“The author has evidently steeped himself in the history, the folk-lore, and the customs of the island folk whom he describes, and tells a tale that is deeply appealing and full of varied interest.” Wm. M. Payne.
| + | Dial. 43: 252. O. 16, ’07. 150w. |
“To sum up, ‘A man of Sark’ shows a brisk imagination and capable workmanlike treatment of wholesome, legitimate material.”