Clement J. Cleggett, a quiet Brooklyn copyreader, receives a fortune from an estranged uncle and abruptly quits his job, challenging his managing editor to a duel. His hidden passion for romantic adventure surfaces as he buys the Jasper B., a mud-stuck hulk in a Long Island canal, from a real estate agent. With the help of the gnarled Captain Isaiah Abernethy, Cleggett plans to refit the vessel as a schooner and sail the Seven Seas, dreaming of pirates and heroic exploits. But the ship's past and its odd purchase bring unexpected complications, drawing him into a world of mystery and danger that tests his newfound freedom and romantic ideals. A public-domain text edition with newly prepared typography and a typographic cover. Original printed illustrations are not reproduced.
