Deliah by Marcus Goodrich 1985 Classics of Naval Literature Hardcover Book
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Deliah by Marcus Goodrich 1985 Classics of Naval Literature Hardcover Book. Many who were not then naval officers read it, too. Mention Delilah to anyone who was a naval officer in 1941 and you're likely to hear him say, "Delilah.. ah, yes! I read it when it first came out." Many who were not then naval officers read it, too. Herman Wouk recalls, "Delilah probably had a greater effect on me, when I first read it, than I realized. I'd never thought before of serving in the Navy; but when the war came along I wanted no other service." This story of a ship on the eve of World War I, making its appearance on the eve of World War II, galvanized the public's imagination and met both com-mercial success and critical acclaim. Fred T. Marsh of the New York Times declared, "I expect this is the novel of the year." Major reviews in The New Yorker and elsewhere applauded Delilah. "A remarkable book of its kind-even the most confirmed landsman could not lay it aside," said the Atlantic's critic. Clifton Fadiman, writing for The New Yorker, called it "a remarkable work of art.
