The Collected Works of Norman Duncan E-Book

Norman Duncan

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• Kategorie: Gesellschafts- und Liebesromane
• Serie: Highlights of World Literature
• Sprache: Englisch

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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015

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This comprehensive eBook presents significant works of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • Billy Topsail, M.D. • Harbor Tales Down North • The Adventures of Billy Topsail • The Cruise of the Shining Light • Christmas Eve at Swamp's End • Every Man for Himself • Dr. Grenfell's Parish • Higgins, a Man's Christian • The Mother • Doctor Luke of the Labrador • Billy Topsail & Company: A Story for Boys •.

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HARBOR TALES DOWN NORTH

HARBOR TALES DOWN NORTH

NORMAN DUNCAN

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

I

MADMAN'S LUCK

IToC

MADMAN'S LUCK

II

THE SIREN OF SCALAWAG RUN

IIToC

THE SIREN OF SCALAWAG RUN

III

THE ART OF TERRY LUTE

IIIToC

THE ART OF TERRY LUTE

IV

THE DOCTOR OF AFTERNOON ARM

IVToC

THE DOCTOR OF AFTERNOON ARM

V

A CRŒSUS OF GINGERBREAD COVE

VToC

A CRŒSUS OF GINGERBREAD COVE

VI

A MADONNA OF TINKLE TICKLE

VIToC

A MADONNA OF TINKLE TICKLE

VII

THE LITTLE NIPPER O' HIDE-AN'-SEEK HARBOR

VIIToC

THE LITTLE NIPPER O' HIDE-AN'-SEEK HARBOR

VIII

SMALL SAM SMALL

VIIIToC

SMALL SAM SMALL

IX

AN IDYL OF RICKITY TICKLE

IXToC

AN IDYL OF RICKITY TICKLE

DR. GRENFELL’S PARISH

I—THE DOCTOR

II—A ROUND of BLEAK COASTS

III—SHIPS in PERIL

IV—DESPERATE NEED

V—A HELPING HAND

VI—FAITH and DUTY

VII—THE LIVEYERE

VIII—WITH The FLEET

IX—On The FRENCH SHORE

X—SOME OUTPORT FOLK

XI—WINTER PRACTICE

XII—THE CHAMPION

DOCTOR LUKE of THE LABRADOR

To the Reader

Contents

DOCTOR LUKE of THE LABRADOR

I

OUR HARBOUR

II

The WORLD From The WATCHMAN

III

IN THE HAVEN of HER ARMS

IV

THE SHADOW

IV

MARY

VI

The MAN on The MAIL-BOAT

VII

The WOMAN from WOLF COVE

VIII

THE BLIND and The BLIND

IX

A WRECK on The THIRTY DEVILS

X

THE FLIGHT

XI

The WOMEN at The GATE

XII

DOCTOR AND I

XIII

A SMILING FACE

XIV

In The WATCHES of The NIGHT

XV

THE WOLF

XVI

A MALADY of The HEART

XVII

HARD PRACTICE

XVIII

SKIPPER TOMMY GETS A LETTER

XIX

The FATE of The MAIL-BOAT DOCTOR

XX

CHRISTMAS EVE at TOPMAST TICKLE

XXI

DOWN NORTH

XXII

The WAY From HEART’S DELIGHT

XXIII

The COURSE of TRUE LOVE

XXIV

The BEGINNING of The END

XXV

A CAPITAL CRIME

XXVI

DECOYED

XXVII

The DAY of The DOG

XXVIII

IN HARBOUR

The Mother

Fleming H. Revell Company Publishers

Copyright 1905 by Fleming H. Revell Company New York — Chicago — Toronto

To E. H. D.

The Decorations In This Book Were Designed by H. E. Fritz

BY PROXY

THE RIVER

A GARDEN OF LIES

THE CELEBRITY IN LOVE

AT MIDNIGHT

A MEETING BY CHANCE

RENUNCIATION

IN THE CURRENT

THE CHORISTER

ALIENATION

A CHILD'S PRAYER

MR. PODDLE'S FINALE

HIS MOTHER

NEARING THE SEA

THE LAST APPEAL

HIGGINS A MAN’S CHRISTIAN

HIGGINS A MAN’S CHRISTIAN

1IHELL BENT

4IITHE PILOT OF SOULS

8IIIIN THE SNAKE-ROOM

11IVTHE CLOTH IN QUEER PLACES

20VJACK IN CAMP

25VI“TO THE TALL TIMBER!”

32VIIROBBING THE BLIND

43VIIITOUCHING PITCH

54IXIN SPITE OF LAUGHTER

57XTHE VOICE OF THE LORD

65XIFIST-PLAY

71XIIMAKING THE GRADE

78XIIISTRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER

85XIVTHE SHOE ON THE OTHER FOOT

97XVCAUSE AND EFFECT

109XVITHE WAGES OF SACRIFICE

EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF

EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF

1I—THE WAYFARER

40II—A MATTER OF EXPEDIENCY

66III—THE MINSTREL

98IV—THE SQUALL

132V—THE FOOL OF SKELETON TICKLE

149VI—A COMEDY OF CANDLESTICK COVE

182VII—“BY-AN’-BY” BROWN OF BLUNDER COVE

208VIII—THEY WHO LOSE AT LOVE

231IX—THE REVOLUTION AT SATAN’S TRAP

273X—THE SURPLUS

CONTENTS

THE CRUISE OF THE SHINING LIGHT

I

NICHOLAS TOP

II

AT THE SIGN OF THE ANCHOR AND CHAIN

III

THE CATECHISM AT TWIST TICKLE

IV

ON SINISTER BUSINESS

V

TAP-TAP ON THE PAVEMENT

VI

THE FEET OF CHILDREN

VII

TWIN ISLANDS

VIII

A MAID O’ WHISPER COVE

IX

AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART

X

IMPORTED DIRECT

XI

THE GRAY STRANGER

XII

NEED O’ HASTE

XIII

JUDITH ABANDONED

XIV

THE TWENTY-THIRD PSALM

XV

A MEASURE OF PRECAUTION

XVI

GREEN PASTURES: AN INTERLUDE

XVII

RUM AND RUIN

XVIII

A LEGACY OF LOVE

XIX

A WORD OF WARNING

XX

NO APOLOGY

XXI

FOOL’S FORTUNE

XXII

GATHERING WINDS

XXIII

THE TIDE-RIP

XXIV

JOHN CATHER’S FATE

XXV

TO SEA

XXVI

THE DEVIL’S TEETH

THE ADVENTURES OF BILLY TOPSAIL

THE ADVENTURES OF BILLY TOPSAIL

To the Boy who Reads the Book

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I

FOOTNOTE:

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

FOOTNOTE:

CHAPTER IV

FOOTNOTE:

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

FOOTNOTE:

CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER IX

CHAPTER X

CHAPTER XI

CHAPTER XII

CHAPTER XIII

CHAPTER XIV

FOOTNOTE:

CHAPTER XV

CHAPTER XVI

FOOTNOTE:

CHAPTER XVII

CHAPTER XVIII

CHAPTER XIX

CHAPTER XX

CHAPTER XXI

CHAPTER XXII

CHAPTER XXIII

CHAPTER XXIV

CHAPTER XXV

CHAPTER XXVI

CHAPTER XXVII

CHAPTER XXVIII

CHAPTER XXIX

CHAPTER XXX

CHAPTER XXXI

CHAPTER XXXII

FOOTNOTE:

CHAPTER XXXIII

CHAPTER XXXIV

CHAPTER XXXV

CHAPTER XXXVI

CHAPTER XXXVII

CHAPTER XXXVIII

BILLY TOPSAIL & COMPANY

CONTENTS

BILLY TOPSAIL & COMPANY

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER IX

CHAPTER X

CHAPTER XI

CHAPTER XII

CHAPTER XIII

CHAPTER XIV

CHAPTER XV

CHAPTER XVI

CHAPTER XVII

CHAPTER XVIII

CHAPTER XIX

CHAPTER XX

CHAPTER XXI

CHAPTER XXII

CHAPTER XXIII

CHAPTER XXIV

CHAPTER XXV

CHAPTER XXVI

CHAPTER XXVII

CHAPTER XXVIII

CHAPTER XXVIX

CHAPTER XXX

CHAPTER XXXI

CHAPTER XXXII

CHAPTER XXXIII

CHAPTER XXXIV

CHAPTER XXXV

CHAPTER XXXVI

BILLY TOPSAIL, M.D.

The "Billy Topsail" Books

To the Reader

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I

CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER IX

CHAPTER X

CHAPTER XI

CHAPTER XII

CHAPTER XIII

CHAPTER XIV

CHAPTER XV

CHAPTER XVI

CHAPTER XVII

CHAPTER XVIII

CHAPTER XIX

CHAPTER XX

CHAPTER XXI

CHAPTER XXII

CHAPTER XXIII

CHAPTER XXIV

CHAPTER XXV

CHAPTER XXVI

CHAPTER XXVII

CHAPTER XXVIII

CHAPTER XXIX

CHAPTER XXX

CHAPTER XXXI

CHAPTER XXXII

CHAPTER XXXIII

CHAPTER XXXIV

CHAPTER XXXV

CHAPTER XXXVI

CHAPTER XXXVII

CHAPTER XXXVIII

CHAPTER XXXIX

CHAPTER XL

CHAPTER XLI

CHAPTER XLII

First Edition

HARBOR TALES DOWN NORTH

The Soul of the Street The Way of the Sea Doctor Luke of the Labrador The Mother Doctor Grenfell's Parish The Adventures of Billy Topsail The Cruise of the Shining Light Every Man for Himself The Suitable Child Going Down from Jerusalem Higgins: A Man's Christian Billy Topsail and Company The Measure of a Man The Best of a Bad Job Finding His Soul The Bird Store Man Australian By-Ways Billy Topsail, M.D. Battles Royal Down North Harbor Tales Down North

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HARBOR TALES DOWN NORTH

NORMAN DUNCAN

An Appreciation byWilfred T. Grenfell, M.D.

As our thoughts fly back to the days when the writer of these stories was a guest aboard our little hospital vessel, we remember realizing how vast was the gulf which seemed to lie between him and the circumstances of our sea life in the Northland. Nowhere else in the world, perhaps, do the cold facts of life call for a more unrelieved material response. It is said of our people that they are born with a netting needle in their hand and an ax by the side of their cradle. Existence is a daily struggle with adamantine facts and conditions; and quick, practical response, which leaves little encouragement or opportunity for dreamers, is, often enough, the only dividing line between life and death. As I write these lines the greatest physical battle the world has ever seen is being fought. Yet here, as my eyes wander over the great ocean around me, nothing but absolute peace meets my view. But it too has its stormy times and its days when its strength and its mighty depths of possibilities are the most insistent points about it. And this spirit[6]of the deep Norman Duncan seems to have understood as did no other of our visitors.

Our experience of the men from the hubs of existence had led us to regard them all as hardened by a keener struggle than ours, and critical, if not suspicious, of those who were satisfied to endure greater physical toil and discomfort than they for so much smaller material return. In the Labrador even a dog hates to be laughed at, and the merest suspicion of the supercilious makes a gap which it is almost impossible to bridge. But Norman Duncan created no such gap. He was, therefore, an anomaly to us—he was away below the surface—and few of us, during the few weeks he stayed, got to know him well enough to appreciate his real worth. Yet men who "go down to the sea in ships" have before now been known to sleep through a Grand Opera, or to see little to attract in the works of the Old Masters. And so we gather comfort for our inability to measure this man at his full stature.

All who love men of tender, responsive imagination loved Duncan. It was quite characteristic of the man that though he earned large sums of money by his pen, he was always so generous in helping those in need—more especially those who showed talents to which they were unable, through stress of circumstances, to give expression—that he died practically a poor man. He was a high-souled, generous idealist. All his work is purposeful,[7]conveying to his readers a moral lesson. He had the keenest appreciation of the feelings of others and understood the immense significance of the little things of life—a fact evidenced by his vivid descriptions of the beauties of Nature, which he first appreciated and then, with his mastery of English, so ably described. His own experience of poverty and struggle after leaving the university opened to him channels for his sympathetic portrayal of humble life. Physically he was never a fighter or an athlete; but he proved himself possessed of singular personal courage. He fought his best fights, however, on fields to which gladiators have no entry and in battles which, unlike our physical contests, are not spasmodic, but increasing and eternal. Norman Duncan's love and affection for the people whom we also found joy in serving naturally endeared him to us. He was ever a true knight, entering the lists in behalf of those principles which make up man's real inner life; and we realize that his love for men who embody characteristics developed by constant contact with the sea—fortitude, simplicity, hardiness—died only with his own passing.