Captains All and Others
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A night-watchman introduces a world of sailors who grumble about the sea while looking for easier lives ashore. In the opening story, Sam Small's sudden interest in clean clothes and a toothbrush alerts his friends Peter Russet and Ginger Dick. Their pursuit leads to Mrs. Finch's little shop, where Sam is being addressed as a captain. The friends quickly join in, giving their teasing a respectable public face.
W. W. Jacobs builds this collection of ten humorous stories around talk, money, courtship and the trouble people make for one another. Another excerpt follows George through a theatre outing and a costly cab ride with Gerty and Ted. Spoken rhythms and carefully timed replies give ordinary encounters their comic force.
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- Author
- W. W. Jacobs
- Reading time
- About 3 hours
- Pages
- 95
- Language
- English
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