About this book
This is a quite amusing nautical tale of the British Navy of the around the year 1700. While, as with much early 'humor', it is somewhat heavy-handed, the sympathies
of the author are clear and good, and cruelty is often averted by good fortune or background characters. First published under the title 'The Dog Fiend', the primary
characters are an evil captain of a cutter and his dog. The dog seems indestructible, as is the poor cabin boy who is the butt of the captain's ill humor, and who often
is chewed on by the dog. The cutter is sent against smugglers, transporting ' Alamodes and lute strings' - a term for foreign silks. But, the smugglers really are
Jacobites plotting against King William, and much of the action relates to politics of that time.
( Arnold Banner)
Chapters
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- 1Introduction of Divers Parties and a Red-Herring14:19 · read by Arnold
- 2Showing what Became of the Red-Herring9:34 · read by Arnold
- 3A Retrospect, and Short Description of a New Character13:17 · read by Arnold
- 4In which there is a Desperate Combat9:10 · read by Arnold
- 5A Consultation in which there is much Mutiny18:46 · read by Arnold
- 6In which as often happens at Sea when Signals are not made out, Friends exchange Broadsides13:15 · read by Arnold
- 7In which Mr Vanslyperken goes on Shore to woo the Widow Vandersloosh8:53 · read by Arnold
- 8In which the Widow lays a Trap for Mr Vanslyperken, and Smallbones lays a Trap for Snarleyyow, and both bag their Game15:04 · read by Arnold
- 9A Long Chapter, in which there is Lamentation, Singing, Bibbling, and Dancing32:18 · read by Arnold
- 10In which is explained the Sublime Mystery of Keelhauling—Snarleyyow saves Smallbones from being drowned, although Smallbones would have drowned him22:56 · read by Arnold
- 11In which Snarleyyow does not at all assist his Master’s Cause with the Widow Vandersloosh13:32 · read by Arnold
- 12In which Resolutions are entered into in all Quarters, and Jemmy Ducks is accused of Mutiny for singing a Song in a Snow-Storm15:54 · read by Arnold
- 13In which the Ship’s Company join in a Chorus, and the Corporal goes on a Cruise22:17 · read by Arnold
- 14In which some new Characters appear on the Stage, although the Corporal is not to be heard of21:50 · read by Arnold
- 15In which the Crew of the Yungfrau lose a Good Prize, and Snarleyyow loses his Character12:28 · read by Arnold
- 16In which we change the Scene, and the Sex of our Performers19:43 · read by Arnold
- 17In which there is a Great Deal of Plotting, and a Little Execution25:31 · read by Arnold
- 18The whole of which has been fudged out of the History of England, and will therefore be quite New to the Majority of our Readers10:42 · read by Arnold
- 19In which Smallbones is sent to look after a Pot of Black Paint21:35 · read by Arnold
- 20In which Mr Vanslyperken proves False to the Widow Vandersloosh, and Many Strange Things take Place30:46 · read by Arnold
- 21In which are narrated the Adventures which took place in the Corporal’s Cruise in the Jolly-Boat20:55 · read by Arnold
- 22In which Snarleyyow proves to be the Devil, and no Mistake24:49 · read by Arnold
- 23In which Mr Vanslyperken finds Great Cause of Vexation and Satisfaction21:37 · read by Arnold
- 24In which Mr Vanslyperken has Nothing but Trouble from the Beginning to the End28:43 · read by Arnold
- 25In which Mr Vanslyperken proves that he has a Great Aversion to Cold Steel15:04 · read by Arnold
- 26In which Mr Vanslyperken sees a Ghost13:14 · read by Arnold
- 27In which Mr Vanslyperken is taught a Secret17:55 · read by Arnold
- 28In which we have at last introduced a Decent Sort of Heroine, who, however, only plays a Second in our History, Snarleyyow being the First Fiddle25:37 · read by Arnold
- 29In which Jemmy Ducks proves the Truth of Moggy’s Assertion, that there was no one like him before or since—Nancy and Jemmy serenade the Stars27:04 · read by Arnold
- 30In which Mr Vanslyperken treats the Ladies35:12 · read by Arnold
- 31In which Snarleyyow again triumphs over his Enemies19:28 · read by Arnold
- 32Listeners never hear any Good of Themselves26:50 · read by Arnold
- 33In which there is nothing very Particular or very Interesting14:06 · read by Arnold
- 34Besides other Matter, containing an Argument21:04 · read by Arnold
- 35In which the Agency of a Red-Herring is again introduced into our Wonderful History19:49 · read by Arnold
- 36In which Mr Vanslyperken, although at Fault, comes in for the Brush18:48 · read by Arnold
- 37In which Mr Vanslyperken drives a very Hard Bargain14:20 · read by Arnold
- 38In which Mr Vanslyperken is taken for a Witch11:40 · read by Arnold
- 39In which is recorded a most Barbarous and Bloody Murder25:33 · read by Arnold
- 40In which a most Horrid Spectre disturbs the Equanimity of Mr Vanslyperken15:53 · read by Arnold
- 41In which is shown how Dangerous it is to tell a Secret18:42 · read by Arnold
- 42In which is shown the Imprudence of sleeping in the Open Air, even in a Summer’s Night13:07 · read by Arnold
- 43In which Smallbones changes from a King’s Man into a Smuggler, and also changes his Sex20:23 · read by Arnold
- 44In which Mr Vanslyperken meets with a Double Defeat20:27 · read by Arnold
- 45In which Mr Vanslyperken proves his Loyalty and his Fidelity to King William18:26 · read by Arnold
- 46In which there is much Bustle and Confusion, Plot and Counter-Plot20:20 · read by Arnold
- 47Which is rather interesting14:54 · read by Arnold
- 48In which there is a Great Deal of Correspondence, and the Widow is called up very Early in the Morning18:43 · read by Arnold
- 49In which is related much Appertaining to the “Pomp and Glorious Circumstance” of War14:56 · read by Arnold
- 50In which the Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Rank and File, are all sent to the Right About12:19 · read by Arnold
- 51In which the Jacobite Cause is Triumphant by Sea as well as by Land12:23 · read by Arnold
- 52In which a Great Deal of Loyalty is shown to counterbalance the Treason of Vanslyperken15:33 · read by Arnold
- 53Trial and Execution of two of the Principal Personages in our History13:30 · read by Arnold
- 54In which Affairs begin to wind up12:45 · read by Arnold
- 55In which we trust that Everything will be arranged to the Satisfaction of our Readers16:12 · read by Arnold
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