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Bill's LapseW. W. Jacobs Bill's Lapse / Odd Craft, Part 4 BILL'S LAPSE Strength and good-nature—said the night-watchman, musingly, as he felt his biceps—strength and good-nature always go together. Sometimes you find a strong man who is not good-natured, but then, as everybody he comes in contack...

Blundell's ImprovementW. W. Jacobs Blundell's Improvement / Odd Craft, Part 3 BLUNDELL'S IMPROVEMENT Venia Turnbull in a quiet, unobtrusive fashion was enjoying herself. The cool living-room at Turnbull's farm was a delightful contrast to the hot sunshine without, and the drowsy humming of bees f...

Dixon's ReturnW. W. Jacobs Dixon's Return / Odd Craft, Part 10 DIXON'S RETURN Talking about eddication, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully, the finest eddication you can give a lad is to send 'im to sea. School is all right up to a certain p'int, but arter that comes the sea. I've been there m...

Captains All and OthersW. W. Jacobs Captains All and Others CAPTAINS ALL Every sailorman grumbles about the sea, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully. It’s human nature to grumble, and I s’pose they keep on grumbling and sticking to it because there ain’t much else they can do. There’s not many ...

Back to BackW. W. Jacobs Back to Back / Night Watches, Part 1 BACK TO BACK Mrs. Scutts, concealed behind the curtain, gazed at the cab in uneasy amazement. The cabman clambered down from the box and, opening the door, stood by with his hands extended ready for any help that might be needed. A str...

A Golden VentureW. W. Jacobs A Golden Venture / The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 11 A GOLDEN VENTURE The elders of the Tidger family sat at breakfast—Mrs. Tidger with knees wide apart and the youngest Tidger nestling in the valley of print-dress which lay between, and Mr. Tidger bearing on ...

Captains AllW. W. Jacobs Captains All / Captains All, Part 1 CAPTAINS ALL Every sailorman grumbles about the sea, said the night-watchman, thoughtfully. It's human nature to grumble, and I s'pose they keep on grumbling and sticking to it because there ain't much else they can do. There's not many...

Bob's RedemptionW. W. Jacobs Bob's Redemption / Captains All, Book 5 BOB'S REDEMPTION "GRATITOODE!" said the night-watchman, with a hard laugh. "Hmf! Don't talk to me about gratitoode; I've seen too much of it. If people wot I've helped in my time 'ad only done arf their dooty—arf, mind you—I sho...

Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr TeufelsdröckhThomas Carlyle Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh BOOK I CHAPTER I. PRELIMINARY Considering our present advanced state of culture, and how the Torch of Science has now been brandished and borne about, with more ...

The Diary of a NobodyGeorge Grossmith The Diary of a Nobody INTRODUCTION BY MR. POOTER Why should I not publish my diary? I have often seen reminiscences of people I have never even heard of, and I fail to see—because I do not happen to be a ‘Somebody’—why my diary should not be interesting. My o...