Keeping Up Appearances / Sailor's Knots, Part 12.

Name: Keeping Up Appearances / Sailor's Knots, Part 12.
Author: W. W. Jacobs

By W. W. Jacobs

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This collection of short, comic tales portrays life around docks and among sailors through anecdote, local color and sly humor. Episodes pivot on superstition, practical jokes and modest domestic misfortunes, often related by a garrulous watchman or similar storyteller. One episode follows Bill Burtenshaw, whose drinking strains his household, and Silas Winch, who stages a ghostly return using luminous paint and theatrical groans to frighten him away from drink, producing outcomes that are at once tragicomic and revealing of community manners and belief.

About the Author

W. W. Jacobs

W. W. Jacobs was an English author best known for his humorous short stories and novels, often set in the coastal regions of England. His writing is characterized by a keen observation of human nature and a talent for creating vivid characters. One of his most notable works is "The Monkey's Paw," a classic horror story that explores themes of fate and the supernatural. Jacobs also wrote extensively about the lives of fishermen and the quirks of seaside communities, as seen in his collection "At Sunwich Port." His contributions to literature have left a lasting impact, particularly in the genre of comic fiction.