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Farewell crowds, misplaced kisses and a sudden need to sit down turn an Atlantic departure into comedy. Julian Street follows the discomforts and social rituals of ocean travel, from the bustle of a liner leaving New York to the pale passengers stretched out in deckchairs. His narrator's enthusiasm for the open sea quickly gives way to a close interest in fresh air, seasickness and the behaviour of everyone nearby.
The sharpest jokes concern the passengers who treat a crossing as proof of personal superiority. An endlessly cheerful traveller lectures those who feel ill, while a seasoned voyager waits for someone to admit that this is a first trip abroad. Flirtation on deck and boasts over dinner give the account its human targets. Readers interested in travel humour will find a comic view of shipboard manners and the gap between a grand departure and an uncomfortable passage.
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Book facts
- Author
- Julian Street
- Reading time
- About 25 minutes
- Pages
- 22
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Humor
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