Cap'N Eri by Joseph C. Lincoln

The story revolves around a young man who returns to his hometown after being away for several years and becomes involved with a group of people who are trying to establish a new community on the coast. He faces challenges from outsiders who seek to exploit the area's resources, as well as internal conflicts within the community itself.

By Joseph C. Lincoln · First published 1904 · Genre: Fiction, Adventure, Humor · 21 chapters

Contents

• A Lamb for the Sacrifice
• The Train Comes In
• The "Come-Outers" Meeting
• A Picture Sent and a Cable Tested
• The Woman from Nantucket
• The Schoolhouse Bell Rings
• Captain Eri Finds a Nurse
• Housekeeper and Book Agent
• Elsie Preston
• Matchmaking and Life-Saving
• Heroes and a Mystery
• A Little Politics
• Captain Jerry Makes a Mess of It
• The Voyage of an "Able Seaman"
• In John Baxter's Room
• A Business Call
• Through Fire and Water
• The Sins of Captain Jerry
• A "no'Theaster" Blows
• Eri Goes Back on a Friend
• "Dime-Show Bus'Ness"

More by Joseph C. Lincoln

• Silas Bradford's Boy (1928)
• Queer Judson (1925)
• Rugged Water (1924)
• The Aristocratic Miss Brewster (1927)
• Keziah Coffin (1907)
• The Depot Master (1906)
• The Woman-Haters (1909)
• Shavings (1908)
• All works by Joseph C. Lincoln