Herbert Clyde Lewis (1909–1950)

Gentleman Overboard was reviewed by The Neglected Books Page (video) where I learned about it. I left the following comment there:

The novel has fallen into the Public Domain – failed to register after 28 years – freely available at Hathi Trust: rel="nofollow" target="_top">http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b301132;view=1up;seq=15

I read it “cover” to cover in under 2 hours, it’s really more of a novella or long short story. It seems to be about confronting ones own mortality and death ie. “mid life crisis”, however it’s equally about confronting disease and terminal illness. When one is diagnosed with, say, cancer, it’s much like being abandoned and alone, all energy into keeping head above water from moment to moment, every trapping of life stripped away and left with the only desire to simply live. Great little book.… (plus d'informations)