A Nautical Immigrant Reveals His Critical States of Mind
The Book. What happens aboard a passenger ship when the passengers go ashore? On the vessels to which Engineer-Author McFee was articled, there would be good conversation and perhaps some light drinking in the officers' quarters. If the port were New York, a columnist (Don Marquis?) would come aboard, a fictionist (Christopher Morley?) and one or two more with a taste for books and life. A "doctor" (William McFee) would manipulate the discourse.
The Magic Carpet Business-Discourse runs on the docility and imbecility of...
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