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  • A Master of Craft

  • By: W.W. Jacobs
  • Narrated by: Peter Joyce
  • Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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By: W.W. Jacobs
Narrated by: Peter Joyce
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Summary

A Master of Craft was written in 1900. It was said of W.W.Jacobs that he was one of the few writers who succeeded in being deliberately humorous. In this yarn, dedicated to his wife, he tells of marital mishap and misadventure among mariners in the East End of London.

Will Poppy Tyrell find happiness? What are the dark secrets of Cap’n Flower? Rest assured that all will be revealed and there will be a happy ending.

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About Assembled Stories: Over the years the national press have reviewed Assembled Stories titles as "excellent", "remarkable", "entrancing", "superb", "Magic for sure", "masterly", "wonderful", "a class act", and "a splendid example of audio at its best".
‘Peter Joyce is the most remarkable one-man band in audiobook publishing. Joyce, an experienced actor, reads them all himself.’ (The Independent)

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