| + + | New England M. 35: 591. Ja. ’07. 2350w. |
Connolly, James Bennet. Crested seas. †$1.50. Scribner.
7–30867.
A new volume of sea stories is added to Mr. Connolly’s other three. “Many of the old characters of his previous books appear in new rôles and scenes; Martin Carr, the good-natured veteran; Tommie Clancy, the reckless sail carrier; Dan Coleman, the soft-hearted skipper, and such familiar hands as Peter Kane, Sam Leary and Eddie Foy. To a farmer who has never seen the ocean these stories would be full of interest, but to one who knows a seine-heaver from a bite-passer, who realizes what it is to carry full sail when the water stands to the helmsman’s waist, and has himself heard the rattle of reef points on a tauted sail and the groaning of riggings under a press of canvas, these tales of the sea weave a spell that is difficult to throw off for some time.” (Ind.)
| + | A. L. A. Bkl. 3: 200. N. ’07. ✠ |
“The romance of a sailor’s life is not a new theme, but Connolly has lived and talked with these rough men of the banks, and has discovered the softer, sweeter side of their lives.”
| + | Ind. 63: 944. O. 17, ’07. 310w. |
“That the author possesses a real, if not too versatile, narrative gift is undeniable.”
| + | Nation. 85: 353. O. 17, ’07. 420w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 12: 652. O. 19, ’07. 30w. |