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 · 102,460 words

First lines

"Perez," observed Captain Eri cheerfully, "I'm tryin' to average up with the mistakes of Providence."

The Captain was seated by the open door of the dining room, in the rocker with the patched cane seat. He was apparently very busy doing something with a piece of fishline and a pair of long-legged rubber boots. Captain Perez, swinging back and forth in the parlor rocker with the patch-work cushion, was puffing deliberately at a wooden pipe, the bowl of which was carved into the likeness of a very rakish damsel with a sailor's cap set upon the side of her once flaxen head. In response to his companion's remark he lazily turned his sunburned face toward the cane-seated rocker and inquired:

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• Work type: Novel
• Author: Joseph C. Lincoln
• Date: 1904 CE
• Language: English
• Genres: Fiction, Adventure, Humor, Coming-of-Age, Maritime
• Length: 102,460 words
• Structure: 21 chapters, 2,049 paragraphs
• Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)

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Genres

• Fiction — The narrative is a work of imaginative storytelling, focusing on characters and events that are not real.
• Adventure — The plot involves exploration and exciting experiences, often in a maritime setting.
• Humor — The writing style incorporates comedic elements and light-hearted situations.
• Coming-of-Age — Themes of personal growth and maturation are central to the character development.

Tags

Classic American Literature · Novel · Fiction · Maritime Fiction · Nautical Fiction · Coming of Age · Young Adult · Adventure · Humor · Satire · Social Commentary · Class Conflict

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

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