The Jalasco Brig and Other Tales of the Sea

Originally published in 1902, this collection of reprinted fictional sea stories published at various earlier dates during the 19th century—an eponymously titled novella, a shorter novelette, and two short stories that might be factually based—is entirely placed in the Pacific Ocean, mostly in the islands of the western Pacific.  Taking place during the tail-end of the Age of Sail, they are written from the perspective of private traders, pirates, and native islanders, and reflect the Australian-born author’s experiences gained from a life spent bouncing around the Pacific himself.

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