Short Fiction Hyne, Cutcliffe: Derelict (1901), v1, 22 Jun 2019

[Pulpmeister]

A baker's dozen of short stories. The first few tell of the vissicitudes of the purser of a passenger ship on the North Atlantic run. Others include a feud between two Whitby trawlermen over a beautiful and flirtatious young woman engaged to both of them; a sinister dog of ill omen; and others.

1: The Derelict
2: The Eloping Princess
3: Diamond Cy
4: The Pirate
5: The Greatest Pianist
6: The Transfer
7: The Inventor
8: The Sole Survivor
9: A Western Ocean Christmas Box
10: The Personally Conducted Duel
11: The Blind Skipper
12: The Tow
13: The Ramming of the "Tom and Emily."

From a Google Books scan of a 1901 Scribner's new York edition, which also provided the cover. (Also as "Mr Horrocks, Purser", Methuen 1902.)

This work is assumed to be in the Life+70 public domain OR the copyright holder has given specific permission for distribution. Copyright laws differ throughout the world, and it may still be under copyright in some countries. Before downloading, please check your country's copyright laws. If the book is under copyright in your country, do not download or redistribute this work.

To report a copyright violation you can contact us here.