Publisher Description
A Master of Craft was written in 1900. It was said of W.W.Jacobs that he was one of the few writers who succeeded in being deliberately humorous. In this yarn, dedicated to his wife, he tells of marital mishap and misadventure among mariners in the East End of London.
Will Poppy Tyrell find happiness? What are the dark secrets of Cap'n Flower? Rest assured that all will be revealed and there will be a happy ending.
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About W. W. Jacobs
W. W. Jacobs (1863–1943) is considered a master of the
macabre tale, mostly for his work The
Monkey’s Paw, a classic horror short
story. He was a master at weaving terror and suspense into scenes of everyday
life. Nevertheless, his popularity in his own lifetime arose mostly due to his
amusing maritime tales of life along the London docks.
About Peter Joyce
Peter Joyce
trained at Rose Bruford College and won the Radio Prize. There followed a
catalog of repertory work throughout the United Kingdom including two years at
the prestigious Victoria Theatre, Stoke on Trent. His credits include
appearances with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the West End and he is
currently the director of two companies: Assembled Stories, which records
classic literature onto CD, and Past Present Science, for which he travels the
world performing his one man shows about Galileo and Newton.