OLD MR. FLOOD

by Joseph Mitchell ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 8, 1948

From the New Yorker this chronicle of 93 year old Mr. Flood, who is determined to live to be 115, and who, on his retirement from the house wrecking business, moved into the waterfront hotel, Hartford House, so that he might indulge his love of fish, and the markets in the district. With visits from his old friends -- an embalmer, an ex-policeman, the landlady, and others, Mr. Flood recalls much of the old days, discourses widely on the values of fish as fine food, and manages a pleasant projection of odd anecdotes, odd facts, and odder experiences. The author of McSorley's Wonderful Saloon invests his character with all the highspot personality that made the earlier book so well liked, repeats his fine performance as topflight reporter.

Pub Date: Oct. 8, 1948

ISBN: 1596921145

Page Count: -

Publisher: Duell, Sloan & Pearce

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1948

Categories: NONFICTION