| + | Nation. 81: 203. S. 7, ‘05. 260w. | |
| N. Y. Times. 10: 316. My. 13, ‘05. 410w. |
[*] Jacobs, William Wymark. [Captains all.] [†]$1.50. Scribner.
This new collection contains “half a score of the tales this author has taught laughter-loving English readers to expect from his pen. This brand is well-known and well-liked.” (Ath.) They include amusing stories of sailormen, longshoremen, and the people of a little English village.
[*] “The book is thoroughly enjoyable.”
| + | Ath. 1905, 2: 608. N. 4. 170w. |
[*] “Adds notably to the world’s stock of humorous enjoyment.”
| + | Outlook. 81: 833. D. 2, ‘05. 50w. |
[*] “The stories are not all as good as the earlier ones, the humor often growing out of situations that are forced, and the characters lack their old delightful naïveté.”
| + — | Pub. Opin. 39: 829. D. 23, ‘05. 160w. |
[*] “The book is merely a collection of magazine stories, and their cumulative effect is a little disappointing.”