Salthaven

Salthaven is a novel written by W. W. Jacobs. The story is set in a small coastal town in England called Salthaven. The plot revolves around a young man named Dick Selwyn, who inherits a large sum of money from his uncle. With his newfound wealth, Dick decides to move to Salthaven and start a new life. Upon arriving in Salthaven, Dick meets a variety of colorful characters, including a group of fishermen, a wealthy landowner, and a beautiful young woman named Mabel Chantrey. Dick quickly becomes enamored with Mabel, but soon realizes that she is engaged to another man. As the story unfolds, Dick becomes embroiled in a series of misadventures and misunderstandings, including a case of mistaken identity and a robbery at sea. Along the way, he learns valuable lessons about love, loyalty, and the true meaning of wealth. Salthaven is a charming and engaging novel that captures the spirit of small-town life in early 20th century England. It is a story of romance, humor, and adventure that will delight readers of all ages.1908. Jacobs is known especially for his sea stories. His familiarity with the wharves and the people who frequented them gave him material for these stories. He is also known for some of his short ghost tales and stories of mystery and the macabre, such as the Monkey's Paw. Salthaven begins: Mr. John Vyner, ship-owner, pushed his chair back from his writing-table and gazed with kindly condescension at the chief clerk as he stood before it with a handful of papers. We shall be able to relieve you of some of your work soon, Hartley, he said, slowly. Mr. Robert will come into the firm next week. The chief clerk bowed. Three years at Cambridge, resumed Mr. Vyner, meditatively, and two years spent up and down the world studying the business methods of other nations ought to render him invaluable to us. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.