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The story of a young Harvard man whose uncle refused to supply him with funds for a trip to Europe. As the girl he loves is already there, nothing can stop him, so he takes his chum with him, steals his uncle’s yacht, cruises from Maine to the Mediterranean, wins the girl and comes home to be forgiven. There are many amusing and stirring adventures, such as a race with an English yacht, smuggling art treasures out of Italy, and a storm at sea.
Reviewed by Wm. M. Payne.
| + | Dial. 39: 115. S. 1, ‘05. 170w. |
“Lively narrative and clearcut description, written for the most part in excellent English. A thoroughly wholesome and readable book.”
| + + | Nation. 80: 378. My. 11, ‘05. 200w. |
“It is light, but simple and pretty.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 10: 244. Ap. 15, ‘05. 460w. |
“The story is cleverly told, remarkably so for the author’s first attempt, and is entertaining in spite of the superabundance of slang.”
| + | Outlook. 79: 961. Ap. 15, ‘05. 80w. |