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The Selected Works of Louis Becke
In that delightful and exciting book, written by Captain Joshua Slocum, and entitled, "Sailing Alone Round the World," there is a part wherein the adventurous American seaman relates how he protected himself from night attacks by the savages by a simple, but efficient precaution. It was his custom, when he anchored for the night off the snow-clad and inhospitable shores of Tierra del Fuego, to profusely sprinkle his cutter's deck with sharp tacks, and then calmly turn in and sleep the sleep of the just; for even the horny soles of the Fuegian foot is susceptible to the business end of a tack; and, as I read Slocum's story, I smiled, and thought of dear old Yorke and the Francesco. I first me...
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Foster's Letter of Marque
George Lewis Becke (or Louis Becke; 18 June 1855 – 18 February 1913) was an Australian short-story writer and novelist.Becke was born at Port Macquarie, New South Wales, son of Frederick Becke, Clerk of Petty Sessions and his wife Caroline Matilda, née Beilby. Both parents were born in England. Becke was the youngest of six children and had a tendency to wander; he has stated that before he was 10 he had twice run away from home. The family moved to Hunters Hill, Sydney in 1867 and Becke was educated at Fort Street High School.-Wikipedia
Collection of Newspaper Cuttings of Articles and Stories Written by Louis Becke and of Reviews of His Works, Covering the Period 1896 to 1900
Album of newspaper cuttings from a variety Australian and British newspapers including articles and short stories or extracts from stories, written by Louis Becke and reviews of his works. Sources include the Evening news, the Pall mall gazette, the Daily chronicle and the Westminster gazette.
Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories
"Rodman The Boatsteerer And Other Stories" by Louis Becke. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Letters of Louis Becke
Seventy letters written by Becke to his wife Elizabeth, from Jamaica in 1902. He describes his travels in the West Indies, discusses news of his children's progress at school, speaks of a man named Hoggart, of Colonel Kitchener, of the American United Fruit Co., and of his work on a novel published in London by Unwin the following year under the title Helen Adair.
