W W Jacobs - Ship's Company, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1911, Copyright Edition R H Brock With an introduction by Jacques

With an introduction by Jacques Barzun

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W W Jacobs - Ship's Company, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1911, Copyright Edition R H Brock With an introduction by JacquesW W Jacobs Ship's Company, Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1911, Copyright Edition The book is a collection of humorous short stories focusing on the misadventures of sailors and other dockside characters in London's East End. The stories are drawn from Jacobs's childhood experiences growing up on the Thames wharves, where his father was a wharf manager. Characters such as the night watchman and sailors Ginger Dick, Sam Small, and Peter Russet are featured, and