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1863-1943
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![Night Watches [complete]](https://d3b2n8gj62qnwr.cloudfront.net/COVERS/gutenberg_covers75k/ebook-12161.png)
1907
W. W. Jacobs
![His Other Self [night Watches, Part 10.]](https://d3b2n8gj62qnwr.cloudfront.net/COVERS/gutenberg_covers75k/ebook-12160.png)
W. W. Jacobs
W. W. Jacobs
![Dialstone Lane [complete]](https://d3b2n8gj62qnwr.cloudfront.net/COVERS/gutenberg_covers75k/ebook-11976.png)
![Odd Craft [complete]](https://d3b2n8gj62qnwr.cloudfront.net/COVERS/gutenberg_covers75k/ebook-12215.png)
W. W. Jacobs
1905
W. W. Jacobs
![The Three Sisters [night Watches, Part 6.]](https://d3b2n8gj62qnwr.cloudfront.net/COVERS/gutenberg_covers75k/ebook-12156.png)
1909
W. W. Jacobs
1902
W. W. Jacobs
1894
W. W. Jacobs
1900
W. W. Jacobs
1904
W. W. Jacobs
W. W. Jacobs
1907
W. W. Jacobs
W. W. Jacobs
1926
W. W. Jacobs
W. W. Jacobs
1903
W. W. Jacobs
![The Weaker Vessel [night Watches, Part 4.]](https://d3b2n8gj62qnwr.cloudfront.net/COVERS/gutenberg_covers75k/ebook-12154.png)
1905
W. W. Jacobs
W. W. Jacobs
![The Vigil [night Watches, Part 8.]](https://d3b2n8gj62qnwr.cloudfront.net/COVERS/gutenberg_covers75k/ebook-12158.png)
![Easy Money [night Watches, Part 9.]](https://d3b2n8gj62qnwr.cloudfront.net/COVERS/gutenberg_covers75k/ebook-12159.png)
![Stepping Backwards [night Watches, Part 5.]](https://d3b2n8gj62qnwr.cloudfront.net/COVERS/gutenberg_covers75k/ebook-12155.png)
1925
W. W. Jacobs
1897
W. W. Jacobs
1907
W. W. Jacobs
W. W. Jacobs
![Keeping Watch [night Watches, Part 2.]](https://d3b2n8gj62qnwr.cloudfront.net/COVERS/gutenberg_covers75k/ebook-12152.png)
W. W. Jacobs
![Back to Back [night Watches, Part 1.]](https://d3b2n8gj62qnwr.cloudfront.net/COVERS/gutenberg_covers75k/ebook-12151.png)
1919
W. W. Jacobs
W. W. Jacobs
W. W. Jacobs
W. W. Jacobs
1905
W. W. Jacobs
1906
W. W. Jacobs
W. W. Jacobs
W. W. Jacobs
1906
W. W. Jacobs
![The Unknown [night Watches, Part 7.]](https://d3b2n8gj62qnwr.cloudfront.net/COVERS/gutenberg_covers75k/ebook-12157.png)
W. W. Jacobs
1902
W. W. Jacobs
1916
W. W. Jacobs
1903
W. W. Jacobs
1959
W. W. Jacobs
1935
W. W. Jacobs
1943
W. W. Jacobs
![The Understudy [night Watches, Part 3.]](https://d3b2n8gj62qnwr.cloudfront.net/COVERS/gutenberg_covers75k/ebook-12153.png)
1909
W. W. Jacobs
1931
W. W. Jacobs
1906
W. W. Jacobs
1905
W. W. Jacobs
1900
W. W. Jacobs
W. W. Jacobs
1906
W. W. Jacobs
1863
W. W. Jacobs
1909
W. W. Jacobs
1909
A collection of short stories likely written in the early 20th century. The anthology features humorous and character-driven tales revolving around sailors and their adventures, highlighting the quirks of life at sea and on land. The opening of the collection introduces readers to the night-watchman who reflects on the nature of sailors, contrasting them with land-dwellers. He shares anecdotes about a sailor named Rupert Brown, who wishes to escape the monotony of his life at sea and is then drawn into a comedic series of events involving a chance encounter with a theatrical manager. Amidst Rupert's antics, the watchman's observations provide a rich, humorous commentary on the embrace of adventure and the folly behind it. This sets a light-hearted tone for the upcoming stories, ensuring that readers are in for an entertaining journey.
W. W. Jacobs
W. W. Jacobs
W. W. Jacobs
George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron
Arthur Conan Doyle
John William Polidori
Jane Austen
Charlotte Brontë
William J. Long
Charles Dickens