Out O'Luck [Hardcover]

Thorne Smith (Author)

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• Hardcover
• Publisher: Amereon Ltd (December 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0848811747
• ISBN-13: 978-0848811747
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,727,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars The Continuing Saga of Biltmore Oswald, September 28, 2004

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This review is from: Out O'Luck (Hardcover)

"Out O' Luck" is the second book culled from Thorne Smith's naval days as editor of "The Broadside." This novel as well as its predecessor, "Biltmore Oswald" proved very popular in the late teens and early twenties. While "Out O' Luck" didn't fare as well in sales as "Biltmore," it still carried on the adventures of inept sailor, Biltmore Oswald.

Smith wrote these stories to fill the empty space in "The Broadside," the official journal of the Navy, yet the officers loved them, much to Smith's suprise, increasing the circulation of the journal. After Smith left the Navy, Frederick Stokes & Co. took the material and split it into two books detailing Biltmore's adventures.

While the story is quite antiquated, it still provides some humorous writing from a master wordsmith just beginning to flex his creative muscles. The story also provides some very good descriptions of the day-to-day duties of early 20th century sailors.

If you collect Thorne Smith's books but don't have this one yet, make it a point to add it to your collection. There's no telling when it'll go out of print again!