Peter’s Pence
by W. W. Jacobs Sailormen don’t bother much about their relations, as a rule, said…
Paying Off
by W. W. Jacobs My biggest fault, said the night-watchman, gloomily, has been good nature.…
Over the Side
by W. W. Jacobs Of all classes of men, those who follow the sea are…
Outsailed
by W. W. Jacobs It was a momentous occasion. The two skippers sat in the…
Odd Man Out
by W. W. Jacobs The night watchman pursed up his lips and shook his head.…
Odd Charges
by W. W. Jacobs Seated at his ease in the warm tap-room of the Cauliflower,…
Mrs. Bunker’s Chaperone
by W. W. Jacobs Matilda stood at the open door of a house attached to…
Money Changers
by W. W. Jacobs Money Changers is a light-hearted story that gives new currency to…
Mixed Relations
by W. W. Jacobs The brig Elizabeth Barstow came up the river as though in…
Matrimonial Openings
by W. W. Jacobs Mr. Dowson sat by the kitchen fire smoking and turning a…