Tough yarns : a series of naval tales and sketches to please all hands, from the swabs on the shoulders down to the swabs in the head / by the old sailor, author of "Greenwich hospital," &c. ; illustrated by George Cruikshank.
Published / Created:
London : Effingham Wilson, 1835.
Physical Description:
[8], 351, [1] p., [7] leaves of plates : ill. ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Full-page etchings by George Cruikshank, and wood-engraved vignettes drawn by Cruikshank.
Contents:
Greenwich Hospital -- Tom Brookes -- Daddy Davy, the Negro -- Ghost stories -- Frère du diable -- The fisherman's family -- The red flag at the fore -- The prisoner -- The confict -- The burning ship -- The veteran soldier.
Subject Terms:
Sea stories, English. | Seafaring life -- Fiction. | Effingham Wilson -- Publisher. | Maurice & Co. -- Printer. | Scheuer, Gloria -- Provenance.