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Hurricane Jack of 'The Vital Spark'

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THE WILDEST CHARACTER OF THE HIGHLAND HARBORS

His name is Hurricane Jack. or Hurrican' Jeck! The finest sailor who ever sailed the seas! As Para Handy, skipper of The Vital Spark -- a "Clyde Puffer" or steamboat in the harbours of the Scottish Highlands - claims. Para Handy, or rather, Captain John Macfarlane, has a crew of wonderful characters, including the effete engineer Dan Macphail, the superstitious ship's mate Dougie, Colin the Tar, and his cousin Davie Green, also known as known as Sunny Jim, a deck-hand wizard with the melodious squeezebox. But Hurricane Jack is the feature character in this remarkable collection of unusual tales by Scots' national treasure Neil Munro .

Language: English

Pages: 112

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Aegypan

Release: January 06, 2009

ISBN: 1606642901

ISBN 13: 9781606642900

Hurricane Jack of 'The Vital Spark'

4.2/5 ( ratings)

THE WILDEST CHARACTER OF THE HIGHLAND HARBORS

His name is Hurricane Jack. or Hurrican' Jeck! The finest sailor who ever sailed the seas! As Para Handy, skipper of The Vital Spark -- a "Clyde Puffer" or steamboat in the harbours of the Scottish Highlands - claims. Para Handy, or rather, Captain John Macfarlane, has a crew of wonderful characters, including the effete engineer Dan Macphail, the superstitious ship's mate Dougie, Colin the Tar, and his cousin Davie Green, also known as known as Sunny Jim, a deck-hand wizard with the melodious squeezebox. But Hurricane Jack is the feature character in this remarkable collection of unusual tales by Scots' national treasure Neil Munro .

Language: English

Pages: 112

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Aegypan

Release: January 06, 2009

ISBN: 1606642901

ISBN 13: 9781606642900

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