Publisher's Synopsis
Why A Man Of No Importance Should Send Forth A Book Of Commonplace Reminiscences Cannot So Readily Be Accounted For Unless, Possibly, The Venture Is Prompted By The Thought That Such A Book, Light Cargo Admittedly, Personal Belongings Solely, May Stir In Gentle Readers Pleasant Memories Of Days When They Were Boys And Girls, Perhaps In The Same Vanishing New England Which The Book Imperfectly Mirrors.