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Excerpt from A Tarpaulin Muster

Nineteen of these tales and articles have been printed in the Manchester srdian during the last two years. I thank the Editor and the Pro prietors of that paper for their kindness in per mitting me to reprint these items in this volume... Read Full Overview

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This engrossing collection of sea stories captures the excitement and adventure of life on the high seas. Written by a well-known author and poet, this book is an essential read for nautical enthusiasts and lovers of classic literature.

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This engrossing collection of sea stories captures the excitement and adventure of life on the high seas. Written by a well-known author and poet, this book is an essential read for nautical enthusiasts and lovers of classic literature.

This work has been selected by... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

A Tarpaulin Muster is a novel written by John Masefield and published in 1920. The story is set in the early 1800s and follows the adventures of a young sailor named Dick Drake. Drake joins the crew of a British warship, the HMS Leopard, and sets sail to the Pacific to engage... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe... Read Full Overview

A Tarpaulin Muster is a novel written by the acclaimed English poet and novelist, John Masefield, and first published in 1920. The story is set in the early 19th century and follows the adventures of a young sailor named Tom Bowline, who is forced to leave his home in rural England... Read Full Overview

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 Excerpt: ...it was nothing to him now. I was getting old; yet the thing came back... Read Full Overview