Sea, spray and spindrift : Naval yarns by H. Taprell Dorling
"In peril on the sea" by Montague T. Hainsselin is a collection of naval short stories written in the early 20th century. The tales spotlight sailors, midshipmen, and merchant seafarers facing gun-runners, pirates, accidents at sea, and wartime patrols, with brisk action and sturdy, patriotic spirit. Expect tight, self-contained adventures featuring youthful initiative, peril, and daring rescues. The opening of the collection delivers three complete yarns and the start of a fourth.
In Tubby’s Dhow, an Arabic-speaking midshipman overhears a gun-running plot on the Gulf of Oman, escapes a hostile village, then helps a cutter capture the arms-laden dhow after a night fight, earning commendation. The Stranding of the Hoi-Hau follows a merchant steamer that grounds in fog off the Shantung coast, withstands a pirate assault, and is saved when a boy signals HELP in Morse to a sloop that shells the attacking junks. The Gunner’s Luck recounts a torpedo-boat whose shaft snaps off South Africa; her crew rigs makeshift sails and nurses her into Saldanha Bay, after which the skipper is promoted. Finally, in the opening of Horatio Nelson Chivers, a tramp steamer is seized by a German cruiser; with the crew confined and only the steward and a sharp-witted galley boy at large under guard, the boy quietly begins a plan as the captain feigns illness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dorling, H. Taprell (Henry Taprell), 1883-1968 |
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| Illustrator | Pitcher, N. Sotheby (Neville Sotheby), 1889-1959 |
| Illustrator | Wigfull, W. Edward (William Edward), 1875-1944 |
| Title | Sea, spray and spindrift : Naval yarns |
| Alternate Title | Sea, spray & spindrift |
| Original Publication | J. B. Lippincott Company, 1917. |
| Contents | Tubby's dhow -- The stranding of the "Hoi-Hau" -- The gunner's luck -- Horatio Nelson Chivers -- The salvage of the "Cashmere" -- The inner patrol -- The gun-runners -- The escape of the "Speedwell" -- The luck of the "Tavy". |
| Credits | Chuck Greif, hekula03 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Sea stories, English |
| Subject | Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Fiction |
| Subject | Merchant marine -- Great Britain -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77262 |
| Release Date | Nov 18, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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