{"product_id":"sea-urchins","title":"Seeigel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn these small ships, a sailor’s cleverest scheme can cause more trouble than the sea.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSea Urchins brings together W. W. Jacobs’s comic short stories of sailors, skippers and dockside life. Deckhands, mates and cooks earn little and spend fast. A proud skipper wants obedience. A mate has plans of his own. Small schemes, quarrels and bad luck give these ordinary men plenty to contend with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe trouble follows them ashore, into taverns, cheap lodgings and riverside streets. A shrewd landlady watches every penny, while an old hand feels sure he can outwit anyone. Jacobs keeps the humour dry and quiet. These are tales of cramped cabins and bruised dignity, not storms to conquer or far horizons to reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrdinary sailors, ambitious schemes\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet working men whose confidence in their own cleverness leads them straight into trouble.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSkippers and crews clash\u003c\/strong\u003e – Step aboard small trading vessels where orders and pride keep the arguments alive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrouble follows sailors ashore\u003c\/strong\u003e – Visit quays, taverns and lodging houses where life offers no escape from petty troubles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe quiet comic touch\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enjoy Jacobs’s understatement, which makes room for humour without shouting the joke.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall tales, everyday troubles\u003c\/strong\u003e – Settle into short stories built around a scheme, a quarrel or a little bad luck.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy dry, gentle humour, Victorian working life and light stories to read in small pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and meet sailors whose small schemes make wonderfully large troubles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534739898716,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/12407_en_ebook-front_c07.jpg?v=1792175159","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/seeigel","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}