The Cruise of The Breadwinner (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: H. E. Bates
- First Published: 1946
- Type of Plot: War
- Time of Work: World War II
- Setting: On the ocean off the coast of England
- Principal Characters: Gregson, Jimmy, Snowy, Karl Messner, An unnamed RAF pilot
- Genres: Short fiction, Adventure, War fiction
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, World War II, Boats or boating
- Locales: England, Oceans
The Story
The Breadwinner is a small rickety fishing boat that has been pressed into service by the exigencies of war to patrol the coast of England, complete with an unreliable engine and an ancient Lewis gun mounted on the stern. On the day of the story, everything is as usual: Gregson, the skipper, is impatient for Snowy, the cook, to bring his cup of tea; Jimmy, the engineer, is fretting over the balky engine; Snowy is in the tiny galley reluctantly making tea and wishing that something exciting would happen. Snowy becomes more interested when a squadron of Hurricane...
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