Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 160 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Owen, Will 1869 1957 Odd craft [complete] The money box -- The castaway -- Blundell's improvement -- Bill's lapse -- Lawyer Quince -- Breaking a spell -- Establishing relations -- The changing numbers -- The persecution of Bob Pretty -- Dixon's return -- A spirit of avarice -- The third string -- Odd charges -- Admiral Peters. "Odd Craft, Complete" by W. W. Jacobs is a collection of humorous stories written in the early 20th century. The book explores the lives and misadventures of various sailors and the eccentric characters they encounter, mixing comedy with social commentary in a lively, colloquial style. Through intertwining tales, the author captures the humorous follies, struggles, and peculiarities of seafaring life and its cast of characters, including sailors like Ginger Dick, Peter Russet, and the amiable troublemaker Bill Burton. At the start of the collection, the opening story "The Money-Box" introduces us to two sailors, Ginger Dick and Peter Russet, who enlist an old shipmate, Isaac Lunn, to help them save their hard-earned wages from quick spending. The humorous narrative unfolds as they struggle against temptation and their impulsive behavior. Despite good intentions, the duo’s plans quickly degenerate into chaos, resulting in a series of comedic incidents that showcase their inability to outsmart their impulses. This light-hearted introduction sets the tone for the rest of the stories, which promise more amusing escapades among the colorful cast of Jacobs' maritime world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/12215/12215-h/images/cover.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/12215/12215-rst/images/cover.jpg http://book.klll.cc/files/12215/12215-rst/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Humorous stories, English England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Sailors -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: British Literature 411788 2025-08-05T23:00:35.096892 text/html 388803 2024-10-28T19:15:46 text/html 7728732 2025-08-05T23:00:42.010878 application/epub+zip 7728503 2025-08-05T23:00:36.408905 application/epub+zip 222959 2025-08-05T23:00:35.725919 application/epub+zip 7837488 2025-08-05T23:00:46.182887 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7813215 2025-08-05T23:00:41.317892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301245 2022-09-06T19:17:20.715435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371225 2025-08-05T23:00:34.099921 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 351511 2024-10-28T19:15:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18123 2025-08-05T23:00:46.389821 application/rdf+xml 20137 2025-08-05T23:00:35.839896 image/jpeg 3376 2025-08-05T23:00:35.784879 image/jpeg 7582349 2025-08-05T23:00:35.351950 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia