Robertson, James Alexander. See Blair, Emma Helen, jt. auth.
Robertson, Morgan. Down to the sea. [†]$1.25. Harper.
Fourteen stories on various subjects, but all of men whose real home is not on land. Under such titles as—“A cow, two men, and a parson,” “The mutiny,” “The vitality of Dennis,” “Fifty fathoms down,” “The enemies,” “The rivals,” and “A hero of the cloth,” we hear of war vessels and other craft, of humorous and exciting happenings, and come to know some most enjoyable characters.
| + | Critic. 47: 382. O. ‘05. 180w. |
“Are in the last degree ingenious in construction and clever in the telling. They have, however, two serious faults: they are so far-fetched ... and, except for the adventures of Finnegan, they are painful to the point of being disagreeable.”
| + — | Ind. 58: 1250. Je. 1, ‘05. 200w. |
“In his characterization of the men whom he brings into these stories there is all the vigor, simplicity, and natural unforced humor that would be expected from one who has been called the ‘Kipling of the sea.’”
| + + | N. Y. Times. 10: 215. Ap. 8, ‘05. 860w. |
“Some amusing, some vividly realistic, and others impressive by virtue of the style, even when farthest from the probable.”
| + | Outlook. 79: 759. Mr. 25, ‘05. 30w. |