Sailor's Knots

W. W. Jacobs (1863 - 1943) was an English short story writer & novelist. He mainly wrote stories about sailors and the marine life. Humour was his favoured genre. Sailor's Knots was published in 1909. This collection includes twelve short stories, Deserted, Homeward Bound, Self-help, Sentence Deferred, Matrimonial Openings, Odd Man Out, The Toll-House, Peter's Pence, The Head of the Family, Prize Money, Double Dealing and Keeping Up Appearances. Most of the stories in Sailor's Knots feature accounts of the village life, sailors and life at the sea.