"Full of the kind of swift and lusty writing that comes from a healthy, fresh pen."—Lillian Hellman, New York Herald Tribune

A delightful surprise, Faulkner's second novel introduces us to a colorful band of passengers on a boating excursion from New Orleans. This engaging, high-spirited novel—which Faulkner wrote "for the sake of writing because it was fun"—offers a fascinating glimpse of Faulkner as a young artist.