TY - BOOK AU - Jacobs,W.W. AU - Owen,Will TI - Sailors' Knots (Entire Collection) AV - PR PY - 2004/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Humorous stories, English KW - England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction N1 - Release date is 2004-01-01; Deserted -- Homeward bound -- Self-help -- Sentence deferred -- "Matrimonial openings" -- Odd man out -- "The toll-house" -- Peter's pence -- The head of the family -- Prize money -- Double dealing -- Keeping up appearances; Produced by David Widger; Original publication data not identified N2 - "Sailors' Knots (Entire Collection)" by W. W. Jacobs is 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. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10793 ER -