Project Gutenberg 2010-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 312 Bower, John Graham 1886 1940 Klaxon 18023113 H.M.S. ---- "1923" -- Privileged -- According to their lights -- A naval discussion -- The gunlayer -- A wage slave -- An "annual" -- "Our annual" -- Mascots -- The sparrow -- A war wedding -- A hymn of disgust -- The "special" -- Between tides -- Light cavalry -- A trinity -- In the morning -- An affair of outposts -- 1917 -- In forty west -- A ring axiom -- Chances -- The quartermaster -- A landfall -- Night rounds -- In the barred zone -- A matter of routine -- Who cares? -- The unchanging sex -- Two children -- An urgent courtship -- Looking aft -- Grit -- A maxim -- From a far country -- The crisis -- A sea chanty -- The war of attrition -- Through an Admiralty window -- A most untrue story. Produced by Larry B. Harrison, Brian Foley and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "H.M.S. ----" by John Graham Bower is a collection of maritime tales written in the early 20th century. The work explores themes related to naval life, adventure, and the impact of war through a series of interlinked narratives, featuring historical contexts and characters set against the backdrop of the sea. The stories delve into the experiences and thoughts of sailors, officers, and others connected to the navy, revealing the camaraderie, struggles, and harsh realities faced in wartime. The opening of "H.M.S. ----" introduces readers to an airship journey across a newly formed land mass that was once the North Sea, described through the eyes of Professor J. Scott, who is documenting geological changes following the war. His observations cover the terrain and the remnants of the past, such as sunken ships and prehistoric artifacts, while he interacts with the captain of the airship, whose focus remains on the immediate realities of service and duty. This setup hints at a broader discussion of history, war, and discovery that is central to the book, as well as character dynamics that will unfold in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction Seafaring life -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Adventure 366738 2025-07-14T05:20:09.419433 text/html 373424 2021-01-07T03:40:18 text/html 210613 2025-07-14T05:20:17.782343 application/epub+zip 210967 2025-07-14T05:20:11.979421 application/epub+zip 210968 2025-07-14T05:20:10.428405 application/epub+zip 377246 2025-07-14T05:20:21.688326 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362474 2025-07-14T05:20:16.453402 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333089 2022-09-15T14:10:23.783455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316626 2025-07-14T05:20:08.666438 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 316479 2021-01-07T03:40:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 316466 2021-01-07T03:40:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 316468 2021-01-07T03:40:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21378 2025-07-14T05:20:21.822325 application/rdf+xml 10938 2025-07-14T05:20:10.930408 image/jpeg 3057 2025-07-14T05:20:10.678385 image/jpeg 125407 2021-01-07T03:40:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 125367 2021-01-07T03:40:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 192672 2025-07-14T05:20:09.448407 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