Excerpt from Beatty, Jellicoe, Sims and Rodman: Yankee Gobs and British Tars, as Seen by an 'Anglomaniac'In one Of your less recent letters there is a casual remark, little considered by you, or even by me until, from a smoldering ember of thought it has brightened, sputtered, and at last burst into ¿ame. You will have to write a book, you remarked, to let me share your new experiences. Have you forgotten it? Behold the oak, from such a tiny acorn! But it is not a mighty oak, and needs defense.The wonder is that the fabric holds together at all. If, for a moment, you could look back over the varying conditions Of temperature, climate, hopes, misgivings, noises, interruptions, rolls, and pitches under which these pages have been written you would excuse every irregularity. Furthermore, despite their novelty, these experiences present no single hero, an author's greatest friend, for you to follow.Still, the advantage is mine, for I fear no critics. This little work is for you, and after that for others who may care for it. Please try to have a pleasant time. You feel doubtful - but you know all jour neys to war are doubtful!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.