"Mr. Russell's descriptions of the sea are vivid and full of color, and
he brings home to the reader the feeling that he is looking upon the
real thing drawn by one who has seen the scenes and writes from
knowledge."--_Brooklyn Eagle_.
"Every page is readable and exciting."--_Baltimore Herald_.
"This story may be considered as one of the best of his excellent tales
of the sea."--_Chicago Post_.
"There are suggestions of Marryat in it, and reminders of Charles Reade,
but mostly it is Clark Russell, with his delightful descriptions and
irresistible sea yarns."--_Phila. North American_.
*The Mate of the Good Ship York.* By W. CLARK RUSSELL, author of "The
Wreck of the Grosvenor," etc. With a frontispiece by C. H. Dunton.