Casuals of the Sea (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, British Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: William McFee
- First Published: 1916
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Bert Gooderich, Mary, Young Bert, Hannibal, Minnie, Briscoe, Nellie
- Genres: Long fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: Family or family life, Twentieth century, England or English people, London, Sea or seafaring life, Fate or fatalism, Suffrage or voting rights, Advertising
- Locales: England
The Story:
Mary fell in love with the baker’s boy. When he deserted her, she went home, with country-bred fortitude, to bear her child. After Minnie was born, Mary received a proposal from Bert Gooderich, a stolid machinist. Bert offered nothing in the way of romance, but Mary accepted him thankfully. They settled in suburban London. In time Bert Junior was born, and later Hannibal.
Young Bert early showed a talent for fighting. He was big and strong and led the graders against the boarder pupils and the parochial boys. Noting his carefully planned skirmishes, the...
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