John Conroy Hutcheson (1840- 1897) was a British author of novels and short stories about life aboard ships at sea.Hutcheson was born in Jersey, Channel Islands, in 1840, and died in Portsea Island, in late 1896 or early 1897. Some of his works with a nautical theme include: Picked Up at Sea; or, the Gold Miners of Minturne Creek. And other stories, etc. (1884, Blackie & Son: London) On Board the "Esmeralda"; or, Martin Leigh's log. A sea story ... (1885, Cassell & Co.: London) The Wreck of the Nancy Bell; or, Castaway on Kerguelen Land (1885, Blackie & Son, London) The Penang Pirate and the Lost Pinnace. (1885, Blackie & Son: London) Fritz and Eric; or the brother Crusoes ... (1886, Hodder & Stoughton: London) Tom Finch's monkey and how he dined with the Admiral, and other yarns, etc. (1886, Blackie & Son: London). Includes "Our Scratch Eleven". The White Squall: a Story of the Sargasso Sea (1887 and 1893, Blackie & Son, London) Bob Strong's Holidays; or, Adrift in the Channel, etc. (1897, Jarrold & Sons, London) Afloat at Last. A sailor boy's log of his life at sea, etc. (1890, Blackie & Son, London) The Ghost Ship (1903: Ward Lock & Co., Ltd, London) The Island Treasure, also known as The Black Man's Ghost (1889, Ward Lock & Co. Ltd, London)
Title: The Pettyshams. A novel.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Hutcheson, John Conroy; 1867. 2 vol.; 8 . 12629.cc.8.
Title: The Pettyshams. A novel.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Hutcheson, John Conroy; 1867. 2 vol.; 8 . 12629.cc.8.
A collection featuring two nautical adventure stories: "The Penang Pirate", describes how the Captain of the "Hankow Lin", suspecting that there might be a piratical attack on his vessel on her return voyage from Canton to Australia, lays plans to spoil the pirates' plans. "The Lost Pinnace". HMS London is cruising the East Coast of Africa in search of any slaver dhows. One of these is met with and destroyed, then a midshipman with knowledge of the local language overhears that there is a second slaver not far away, so the London warship sets off in search of further conquest. John Conroy Hutcheson (1840- 1897) was a British author of novels and short stories about life aboard ships at sea. Hutcheson was born in Jersey, Channel Islands, in 1840, and died in Portsea Island, in late 1896 or early 1897.
