Casuals of the Sea
by William McFee
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""Casuals of the Sea: The Voyage of a Soul"" is a novel written by William McFee and published in 1916. The story follows the journey of a young man named Jim, who leaves his home in England to work as a sailor on a cargo ship. Jim quickly learns the ways of the sea and the camaraderie of the crew, but also experiences the dangers and hardships of life at sea. Along the way, he meets a variety of characters, including a tough captain, a kind-hearted steward, and a beautiful young woman who show more captures his heart. Through his experiences, Jim learns about the power of friendship, the importance of hard work, and the true meaning of love. The novel is a vivid portrayal of life on board a ship in the early 20th century, and explores themes of adventure, romance, and personal growth.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work. show lessTags
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"There was a precision of speech and gesture, a sureness of touch, an expression of energy in repose in the boyish features that is the inalienable heritage of the sea."
Seeking better futures beyond their cheerless and constrained North London lives, Bert turns to soldiering, Minnie explores the Parisian demimonde, and Hanny sails away on a merchant steamer. The writing is uncluttered and fluid, the style leavened with a Dickensian lightness of touch. Once he has Hanny on a ship, McFee -- a steamship engineer himself -- opens the valves and charges the story with the details of steam and men and sea that he so clearly loves. He does suffer from a Victorian reticence to allow his characters much emotion, but he is sympathetic and show more nonjudgmental towards all of them. show less
Seeking better futures beyond their cheerless and constrained North London lives, Bert turns to soldiering, Minnie explores the Parisian demimonde, and Hanny sails away on a merchant steamer. The writing is uncluttered and fluid, the style leavened with a Dickensian lightness of touch. Once he has Hanny on a ship, McFee -- a steamship engineer himself -- opens the valves and charges the story with the details of steam and men and sea that he so clearly loves. He does suffer from a Victorian reticence to allow his characters much emotion, but he is sympathetic and show more nonjudgmental towards all of them. show less
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Trinity College Booklist (1951): Class Ten, English Literature
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