C. J. Cutliffe Hyne (1866–1944)
Auteur van The Lost Continent: The Story of Atlantis
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C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne (1866-1944) was a popular novelist, author of the "Captain Kettle" adventures
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Werken van C. J. Cutliffe Hyne
Prince Rupert the Buccaneer : His Adventures, Set to Paper By Mary Laughan, a Maid, Who Through Affection Followed Him… (1900) 3 exemplaren
Illustrated Battles of the Napoleonic Age-Volume 1: Marengo, Copenhagen, Egypt, Janissary Rebellion, Laswaree & Assaye,… (2014) 3 exemplaren
The Lizard 2 exemplaren
Thompson's Progress 2 exemplaren
Ben Watson 2 exemplaren
The Rev. Captain Kettle 2 exemplaren
Mr Horrocks, Purser 2 exemplaren
Kate Meredith, financier 2 exemplaren
The Pearl-Poachers 1 exemplaar
Fortunes Adrift 1 exemplaar
The Liner and the Iceberg 1 exemplaar
The Raiding of Donna Clotilde 1 exemplaar
The Escape 1 exemplaar
The Wreck of the Cattle-Boat 1 exemplaar
Mr. Gedge's Catspaw 1 exemplaar
The Salving of the Duncansby Head 1 exemplaar
The War-Steamer of Donna Clotilde 1 exemplaar
In Quarantine 1 exemplaar
The Little Wooden God with the Eyes 1 exemplaar
The Inventor of Meltite 1 exemplaar
The Foundered Galleon 1 exemplaar
Captain Kettle 1 exemplaar
The Pilgrim Ship 1 exemplaar
Crown and Garotte 1 exemplaar
The Adventures of Captain Kettle, and Other Stories : 9 Works, The Lost Continent, The Escape Agents, A Master of… (2012) 1 exemplaar
Abbs: His Story Through Many Ages 1 exemplaar
The captured cruiser, or : two years from land 1 exemplaar
The mystery of a bungalow, by Weatherby Chesney 1 exemplaar
Beneath your very Boots, being a few ... episodes from the life of A. M. Haltoun, Esq. Transcribed by C. J. H. A novel.… (1889) 1 exemplaar
The Guns for Cuba 1 exemplaar
London's Danger 1 exemplaar
For Britain's Soldiers 1 exemplaar
The Tragedy of a Third Smoker 1 exemplaar
The Escape Agents 1 exemplaar
Sandy Carmichael 1 exemplaar
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Tagged
Algemene kennis
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Chesney, Weatherby
- Geboortedatum
- 1866
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1944
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- UK
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The Adventures of Captain Kettle door Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne
A series of short stories featuring a sea captain forced to take work where he can. He's always successful but somehow never wins. In tone this is a bit like the Indiana Jones movies in terms of violence to humor ratio.
A wild romp with a flawless (read: Gary-Stuish) hero is this classic Atlantis-story, but considering its age of more than 100 years, a lot of flaws may be forgiven. And the 1st person narrator Deucalion does have a lot of charme, I must admit.
Unsatisfactory: the magical plotholes. Magic can level a city and drown a continent, but is not able to destroy a siege tower? Pretty useless.
Also: the romance. I don't believe that a mad, immortal and fateful passion for a woman that develops over a span of a few hours suddenly becomes the only force and motivation of action for a character like Deucalion. That'd be pretty pathetic, especially as the lady in question is "dead" for the majority of the story (and doesn't do much more than a corpse even when she's not). That's even more astonishing as Hyne is able to write interesting women characters - the main villain is charming, clever, gifted and ruthless.
All in all a very fun read. And "Son of a European" shall be my favourite insult from now on.… (meer)
Unsatisfactory: the magical plotholes. Magic can level a city and drown a continent, but is not able to destroy a siege tower? Pretty useless.
Also: the romance. I don't believe that a mad, immortal and fateful passion for a woman that develops over a span of a few hours suddenly becomes the only force and motivation of action for a character like Deucalion. That'd be pretty pathetic, especially as the lady in question is "dead" for the majority of the story (and doesn't do much more than a corpse even when she's not). That's even more astonishing as Hyne is able to write interesting women characters - the main villain is charming, clever, gifted and ruthless.
All in all a very fun read. And "Son of a European" shall be my favourite insult from now on.… (meer)
Amazing literature, impressive writing style.
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 54
- Ook door
- 21
- Leden
- 360
- Populariteit
- #66,630
- Waardering
- 3.5
- Besprekingen
- 12
- ISBNs
- 49
- Talen
- 3