A Master of Craft is a novel written by W. W. Jacobs. The story revolves around the life of a young man named Owen, who is an apprentice in a shipbuilding yard. He is a skilled worker and aspires to become a master of his craft. However, his dreams are shattered when he falls in love with the daughter of his employer, who is already engaged to another man.Owen's life takes a turn for the worse when he is falsely accused of stealing from the yard. He is fired from his job and is forced to leave the town. He then decides to ...
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A Master of Craft is a novel written by W. W. Jacobs. The story revolves around the life of a young man named Owen, who is an apprentice in a shipbuilding yard. He is a skilled worker and aspires to become a master of his craft. However, his dreams are shattered when he falls in love with the daughter of his employer, who is already engaged to another man.Owen's life takes a turn for the worse when he is falsely accused of stealing from the yard. He is fired from his job and is forced to leave the town. He then decides to start a new life and becomes a successful boat builder. He also gets married and starts a family.Years later, Owen returns to the town where he was once accused of stealing. He discovers that the real thief was his former employer's son, who had framed him. Owen confronts him and reveals the truth to everyone. He is then welcomed back into the town with open arms.A Master of Craft is a heartwarming tale of love, betrayal, and redemption. It is a story about the power of hard work and determination, and how it can help one overcome any obstacle. The novel is written in a simple yet engaging style and is sure to captivate readers of all ages.1899. Jacobs is known especially for his sea stories. His familiarity with the wharves and the people who frequented them gave him material for these stories. He is also known for some of his short ghost tales and stories of mystery and the macabre, such as the Monkey's Paw. A Master of Craft begins: A pretty girl stood alone on the jetty of an old-fashioned wharf at Wapping, looking down upon the silent deck of a schooner below. No smoke issued from the soot-stained cowl of the galley, and the fore-scuttle and the companion were both inhospitably closed. The quiet of evening was over everything, broken only by the whirr of the paddles of a passenger steamer as it passed carefully up the center of the river, or the plash of a lighterman s huge sweep as he piloted his unwieldy craft down on the last remnant of the ebb-tide. In shore, various craft sat lightly on the soft Thames mud: some affecting a rigid uprightness, others with their decks at various angles of discomfort.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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