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Jack Derringer

Chapter 43: POPULAR EDITION OF THE WORKS OF SAMUEL SMILES.
By Basil Lubbock
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A seafaring narrative portrays life aboard a deep-water sailing ship, focusing on a rough, forcibly recruited crew, the harsh discipline and daily risks of sail, and frequent outbreaks of violence and cruelty. Episodes move from shipboard routine, seamanship and superstition to violent confrontations, storm-driven disaster and an open-boat ordeal that demands endurance and resourcefulness. Along the way the work examines practical shipboard practices and grim punishments, and culminates in clashes both onshore and at sea, including mob justice and a pitched sea fight, while concluding scenes record rescue, port events, and the notable courage shown by a woman encountered ashore.

POPULAR EDITION OF THE WORKS OF SAMUEL SMILES.

With Illustrations. Large crown 8vo; bound in a specially designed cover, 3s. 6d. each.

SELF-HELP. With Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance.

CHARACTER. A Book of Noble Characteristics.

DUTY. With Illustrations of Courage, Patience, and Endurance.

THRIFT. A Book of Domestic Counsel.

INDUSTRIAL BIOGRAPHY. Iron-workers and Tool-makers.

LIFE AND LABOUR; or, Characteristics of Men of Industry, Culture, and Genius.

MEN OF INVENTION AND INDUSTRY.

THE LIFE OF A SCOTCH NATURALIST, THOMAS EDWARD.

JAMES NASMYTH, Engineer. An Autobiography.

JASMIN. Barber, Poet, Philanthropist.

JOSIAH WEDGWOOD. The great Artistic Potter. His Personal History.

BOY'S VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD.

ROBERT DICK, Geologist and Botanist.

THE HUGUENOTS. Their Settlements, Churches, and Industries in England and Ireland.

LIVES OF THE ENGINEERS.

Portraits and Illustrations. 5 vols. Large crown 8vo, 3s. 6d. each.

BRINDLEY, VERMUYDEN, MYDDLETON, PERRY. Early Engineers.

SMEATON AND RENNIE. Harbours, Lighthouses, and Bridges.

METCALFE AND TELFORD. History of Roads.

BOULTON AND WATT. The Steam Engine.

GEORGE AND ROBERT STEPHENSON. The Locomotive.

THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SAMUEL SMILES.

Edited by Thomas Mackay.

With Portraits. Demy 8vo, 15s. net.

"Dr. Smiles relates the story of his life with the grace and charm which are notable features of the numerous works he has given to the world ... always an entertaining and instructive companion."—Birmingham Post.