Snarleyyow or the Dog Fiend (Classics of Naval Fiction)
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (930 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0935526641 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fun! Laura Nelson This one ended up being fun. Plus it's interesting to read something that was written before novels became today's formulaic, predictable, mind-numbing tomes.. "Adventure Mixed with Farce - a unique novel" according to Jaromir Benesch. The hero of this novel is the half-starved sailor Smallbones. Captain Vanslyperken tries vainly to kill him while Smallbones tries to get even by attempting to kill the captain's hated dog, Snarleyyow. But neither will be killed: attempts at drowning, bashing on the head, hanging all . A Strange Tale (or is that tail?) Snarleyyow is about betrayal and revenge. It is not a seafaring tale per se but the action is constant and entertaining. The plot follows the exploits of a Dutch naval officer serving in the Royal Navy. The characters are unusual and fully developed. The story regularly jumps from sea
Snarleyyow is his "indestructible" dog.. Set in 1699 and framed around the Jacobite (supporters of the overthrown king, James II) conspiracies of the time, Lieutenant Cornelius Vanslyperken is the greedy and treacherous commander of a small vessel that hunts for smugglers in the English Channel
B. Saintsbury. E. "Perhaps the most remarkable instance of a man working his professional knowledge with effect in literature." —G