Project Gutenberg 2009-09-30 Public domain in the USA. 79 Connolly, James B. (James Brendan) 1868 1957 Connolly, James Brendan The Seiners Reading ease score: 88.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "The Seiners" by James B. Connolly is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set in the bustling fishing community of Gloucester, it revolves around the lives of fishermen as they prepare for the mackerel season and contend with both personal and competitive struggles. The story primarily follows Maurice Blake, a skilled but recently disheartened skipper, as he navigates the tensions of his professional relationships and the budding romantic interests of those around him. The opening of "The Seiners" introduces us to the vibrant setting of Gloucester's docks, where the excitement of the new fishing season is palpable. Maurice Blake stands on the dock, admiring a new vessel that he had long anticipated, but now finds himself in a conflict with his employer, Fred Withrow, who has unexpectedly given the ship to another. As conversations unfold among the dockworkers and townsfolk, hints of rivalry and intrigue arise, particularly concerning the affections of Minnie Arkell, a local woman whose interactions with both Maurice and Sam Hollis lead to contemplative tensions. This opening sets the stage for themes of ambition, camaraderie, and the complexities of love in a tight-knit maritime community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sea stories PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 464630 464483 2024-11-13T04:05:58.884768 2023-09-13T09:07:22.984871 text/html text/html 496611 2009-09-29T23:49:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 306446 2024-11-13T04:06:07.424766 application/epub+zip 313140 2024-11-13T04:06:01.159731 application/epub+zip 240254 2024-11-13T04:05:59.783870 application/epub+zip 499031 2024-11-13T04:06:12.148672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490353 2024-11-13T04:06:06.528697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388419 2022-09-14T04:41:44.229698 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396299 2023-09-13T09:07:22.066915 text/plain 15898 2024-11-13T04:06:12.280692 application/rdf+xml 11425 2024-11-13T04:06:00.337791 image/jpeg 3169 2024-11-13T04:06:00.056796 image/jpeg 297856 2024-11-13T04:05:58.927796 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia