Salthaven

A 1908 novel by W. W. Jacobs that opens with ship-owner John Vyner welcoming his son Robert into the family firm, displacing a longtime chief clerk, while that clerk's household is unsettled by his daughter's maid and an admiring young gardener.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›British, Irish, and Commonwealth humor, 1900 to 1929›Comic novels and farces

Reader

Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›British, Irish, and Commonwealth humor, 1900 to 1929›Comic novels and farces