An Adventure with a Genius: Recollections of Joseph Pulitzer

The author recounts his personal experiences serving as companion-secretary to Joseph Pulitzer, describing how a chance advertisement led to their meeting and a long association. He sketches the subject's private habits, temperament, and hospitality through episodes at Cap Martin, yachting in the Mediterranean, voyages across the Atlantic, and stays in spa and resort towns, combining anecdote, travel narrative, and reflective observation. The narrative alternates practical detail about daily life and travel with contemplative portraits of a forceful personality, offering intimate recollections of social settings, work routines, and the last cruise that closes the memoir.