Sailing round my oyster : a memoir /by R.K. Whitworth.

"These are the remembered experiences of a man born in Australia, who couldn't swim, but went to sea, whose background was mysterious and undoubtedly antipodean, though he admired the English way of life. Working as a steward in the heyday of the passenger liners, he went round the world several times visiting exotic places. He remembers his passengers, some admirable, some not so, some just plain odd! He remembers too his fellow mariners with fondness for the vanished camaraderie and glamour from the days when going to sea was still a great adventure."--Provided by the publisher.