In the little port of Sunwich, two retired sea captains cannot stand each other, which complicates matters when the son of one sets his heart on the daughter of the other. Steward Wilks, the shipping gossips of the quay and a crew of artful sailormen keep the comedy turning, illustrated by Will Owen.
Jacobs’s dry, salt-water humour stretched to full novel length, for readers who enjoy P. G. Wodehouse and Jerome K. Jerome. Download the free EPUB.