"The Silver Stream" is an entertaining story of two men who defended the honor of their university in rowing. There were only two men in the small craft, and as they were double sculling, with a long clean sweep, making a musical click of paddlers in the rowlocks, there was little opportunity for conversation. They proceeded with a steady fast...More
Fred M. White (1859–1935) penned a variety of novels and short stories. He was the author of the six "Doom of London" science-fiction tales, in which London was beset by various disasters. Additionally, he pioneered the spy story genre, and in 2003, his 1899 series "The Romance of the Secret Service Fund" was edited by Douglas G. Greene and published by Battered Silicon Dispatch Box. White's writing during and after the First World War was evidently influenced by his sons' wartime experiences. His novel "The Seed of Empire" (1916) provides a detailed account of early trench warfare, with historically accurate locations and events. Several novels published in the 1920s dealt with the social changes caused by the war and the difficulties...More
Fred M. White (1859–1935) penned a variety of novels and short stories. He was the author of the six "Doom of London" science-fiction tales, in which London was beset by various disasters. Additionally, he pioneered the spy story genre, and in 2003, his 1899 series "The Romance of the Secret Service Fund" was edited by Douglas G. Greene and published by Battered Silicon Dispatch Box. White's writing during and after the First World War was evidently influenced by his sons' wartime experiences. His novel "The Seed of Empire" (1916) provides a detailed account of early trench warfare, with historically accurate locations and events. Several novels published in the 1920s dealt with the social changes caused by the war and the difficulties faced by ex-soldiers in adjusting to civilian life.
Book Summary
"The Silver Stream" is an entertaining story of two men who defended the honor of their university in rowing. There were only two men in the small craft, and as they were double sculling, with a long clean sweep, making a musical click of paddlers in the rowlocks, there was little opportunity for conversation. They proceeded with a steady fast rhythm until they were almost in the bridge's shadow. But can they get to their goal after several obstacles fall in their way?