{"product_id":"a-master-of-craft","title":"A Master of Craft","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA captain can command a ship—but can he keep his clever plans from running aground on shore?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn A Master of Craft, W. W. Jacobs brings you to the London riverside, where small trading ships tie up beside the wharves. The master takes pride in his command and his cunning. But his crew watches closely, and managing people proves harder than handling a vessel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove and money complicate the business of staying out of trouble. Secret engagements sit beside the demands of sea trade, while an employer needs pleasing and a sweetheart needs impressing. She is not easily fooled, and a rival has competing plans. Here, a quick tongue and a straight face matter as much as seamanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCunning beneath the command\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet a proud captain whose confidence in his cleverness makes managing people a comic challenge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSharp eyes among the crew\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch hands and mates study their master, with ideas of their own about his affairs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCourtship with complications\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow quiet engagements and clashing wishes as love becomes tangled with the business of seafaring.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe sound of riverside life\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enjoy quick exchanges and working London speech among skippers, mates, and hands.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry humour, light touch\u003c\/strong\u003e – Settle into short scenes and plain prose that let scheming people supply the laughter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy dry humour, Victorian and Edwardian life, gentle tales of scheming people, and short, easy chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and meet a captain with plenty of cleverness to put to the test.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534747042140,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/10122_en_ebook-front_c06.jpg?v=1792175168","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/a-master-of-craft","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}