y separately published work icon The Jalasco Brig selected work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 1902... 1902 The Jalasco Brig
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* Contents derived from the London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,:Anthony Treherne , 1902 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Jalasco Brig, Louis Becke , single work novella

After being dismissed by his South American employer for courting his employer's daughter, Kingston is offered a position as second mate and navigator on what he believes is the Brig Blossom. The ship is on the way to China when the boatswain tells him it had been seized by pirates and is actually the Jalasco, which belongs to his former employer. The ship is damaged on a coral reef and puts into Nukufetau, where Kingston devises a scheme to recapture the ship with the help of the islanders and return it to its rightful owner.

 (p. 7 - 186)
'Hope' : A Memory of 'Bully' Hayes, Louis Becke , single work short story
Tells of the period Bully Hayes and his crew spent at Kusaie after the sinking of the Leonora. It was a time of debauchery, drunkennes and brutality, particularly towards the island's inhabitants, and led to Becke's removing himself to live alone on another island. Hayes was accompanied by Hope, a native boy whose father Hayes had killed, not realising the man was trying to warn him of a plot against him. Hayes 'adopted' the boy and treated him with a degree of kindness.
 (p. 187 - 228)
Collison's Treasure Trove, Louis Becke , single work short story
A trader, Collison, travels to an old woman's village to help her son, who is ill with a respiratory disease. He is well-acquainted with the woman and her son and thinks highly of them. The woman offers him a silver cup in payment and Collison learns of a secret hoard of treasure.
 (p. 229 - 282)
Fighting Whales, Louis Becke , single work prose
Becke relates several anecdotes in which whales appear to attack ships, often after they had been wounded by harpoons. In some cases the whales seem to be trying to defend their injured companions.
 (p. 283 - 299)
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