"A sweet and charming story."--_Brooklyn Eagle._

"A delightfully cheerful book."--_New York Tribune._

"Most ludicrous story of the year."--_New York Journal._

"Just the book to make a dull day bright."--_Baltimore Sun._

"One of Stockton's most delicious creations."--_Boston Budget._

"A live, wide-awake, bold, hesitate-at-nothing story."--_Boston Herald._

"A bright and entertaining tale full of exciting incident."--_London
Athenaeum._

"A characteristic blending of interesting realism and absurdity."--_New
York Life._

"Full of love, incident, adventure, and true Stocktonian
humor."--_Nashville, Tenn., American._

"Even with the charming heroine in tears, the reader remains
cheerful."--_New York Outlook._

"Nothing so fresh, picturesque, and amusing has been presented for a
long time."--_New York Press._

"A story of adventure written in Mr. Stockton's characteristic
vein."--_New York Commercial Advertiser._

"The funniest part of the story is the serene gravity with which the
author chronicles events."--_San Francisco Argonaut._

"The appearance of a new book by Frank Stockton stirs one to an
agreeable flicker of anticipation."--_New York Literary Digest._

"It is charming, and no one but Mr. Stockton could have written
it."--JULIAN HAWTHORNE, in the _Minneapolis Tribune_.

A PICTURESQUE BOOK OF THE SEA.

A Sailor's Log.

_Recollections of Forty Years of Naval Life._ By Rear-Admiral ROBLEY D.
EVANS, U. S. N. Illustrated. Large 12mo. Cloth, $2.00.

"It is essentially a book for men, young and old; and the man who does
not enjoy it is lacking in healthy red blood."--_Chicago Bookseller._

"A profoundly interesting book. There is not a line of bravado in its
chapters, nor a carping criticism. It is a book which will increase the
esteem and high honor which the American feels and willingly awards our
naval heroes."--_Chicago Inter-Ocean._

"It would be difficult to find an autobiography possessing more interest
than this narrative of forty years of active naval service. It equals
the most fascinating novel for interest; it contains a great deal of
material that has a distinct historical value.... Altogether it is a
most delightful book."--_Brooklyn Eagle._

"His is a picturesque personality, and he stands the supreme test by
being as popular with his officers and men as he is with the public
generally. His life has been one of action and adventure since he was a
boy, and the record