The author of The Old Wives’ Tale crosses the Atlantic and records what strikes him: a first night in a vast New York hotel dining room, the streets and skyscrapers, the Capitol in Washington, parlor cars, telephones, clubs and great organizations. He looks with curiosity and good humour at the energy and manners of a nation in full stride.
A witty outsider’s view of America just before the First World War. Download the free EPUB.