THE STEAMER BOOKCompiled by Edwin Valentine MitchellDodd, Mead ($2.50). A snack of Stevenson, a morsel of Melville, a tidbit of Dibdin, a fact or two about navigation and (for convalescence) one or two very short stories by Hawthorne, Daudet and compeers. In meagre fashion and with no lavish excess of ingenuity in arrangement, all tastes are catered to. There is a scientifico-detective story. There are lines from Lord Tennyson.
The book will solve the steamer-gift problem of unresourceful people but its intrinsic value recommends it as a tip for the steward. The...
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