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Snarleyyow

English· 16:52:11· 55 chapters

This is a quite amusing nautical tale of the British Navy of the around the year 1700. While, as with much early 'humor', it is somewhat heavy-handed, the sympathies
of the author are clear and good, and cruelty is often averted by good fortune or background characters. First published under the title 'The Dog Fiend', the primary
characters are an evil captain of a cutter and his dog. The dog seems indestructible, as is the poor cabin boy who is the butt of the captain's ill humor, and who often
is chewed on by the dog. The cutter is sent against smugglers, transporting ' Alamodes and lute strings' - a term for foreign silks. But, the smugglers really are
Jacobites plotting against King William, and much of the action relates to politics of that time.
( Arnold Banner)

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Snarleyyow

Chapters

Introduction of Divers Parties and a Red-Herring

Showing what Became of the Red-Herring

A Retrospect, and Short Description of a New Character

In which there is a Desperate Combat

A Consultation in which there is much Mutiny

In which as often happens at Sea when Signals are not made out, Friends exchange Broadsides

In which Mr Vanslyperken goes on Shore to woo the Widow Vandersloosh

In which the Widow lays a Trap for Mr Vanslyperken, and Smallbones lays a Trap for Snarleyyow, and both bag their Game

A Long Chapter, in which there is Lamentation, Singing, Bibbling, and Dancing

In which is explained the Sublime Mystery of Keelhauling—Snarleyyow saves Smallbones from being drowned, although Smallbones would have drowned him

In which Snarleyyow does not at all assist his Master’s Cause with the Widow Vandersloosh

In which Resolutions are entered into in all Quarters, and Jemmy Ducks is accused of Mutiny for singing a Song in a Snow-Storm

In which the Ship’s Company join in a Chorus, and the Corporal goes on a Cruise

In which some new Characters appear on the Stage, although the Corporal is not to be heard of

In which the Crew of the Yungfrau lose a Good Prize, and Snarleyyow loses his Character

In which we change the Scene, and the Sex of our Performers

In which there is a Great Deal of Plotting, and a Little Execution

The whole of which has been fudged out of the History of England, and will therefore be quite New to the Majority of our Readers

In which Smallbones is sent to look after a Pot of Black Paint

In which Mr Vanslyperken proves False to the Widow Vandersloosh, and Many Strange Things take Place

In which are narrated the Adventures which took place in the Corporal’s Cruise in the Jolly-Boat

In which Snarleyyow proves to be the Devil, and no Mistake

In which Mr Vanslyperken finds Great Cause of Vexation and Satisfaction

In which Mr Vanslyperken has Nothing but Trouble from the Beginning to the End

In which Mr Vanslyperken proves that he has a Great Aversion to Cold Steel

In which Mr Vanslyperken sees a Ghost

In which Mr Vanslyperken is taught a Secret

In which we have at last introduced a Decent Sort of Heroine, who, however, only plays a Second in our History, Snarleyyow being the First Fiddle

In which Jemmy Ducks proves the Truth of Moggy’s Assertion, that there was no one like him before or since—Nancy and Jemmy serenade the Stars

In which Mr Vanslyperken treats the Ladies

In which Snarleyyow again triumphs over his Enemies

Listeners never hear any Good of Themselves

In which there is nothing very Particular or very Interesting

Besides other Matter, containing an Argument

In which the Agency of a Red-Herring is again introduced into our Wonderful History

In which Mr Vanslyperken, although at Fault, comes in for the Brush

In which Mr Vanslyperken drives a very Hard Bargain

In which Mr Vanslyperken is taken for a Witch

In which is recorded a most Barbarous and Bloody Murder

In which a most Horrid Spectre disturbs the Equanimity of Mr Vanslyperken

In which is shown how Dangerous it is to tell a Secret

In which is shown the Imprudence of sleeping in the Open Air, even in a Summer’s Night

In which Smallbones changes from a King’s Man into a Smuggler, and also changes his Sex

In which Mr Vanslyperken meets with a Double Defeat

In which Mr Vanslyperken proves his Loyalty and his Fidelity to King William

In which there is much Bustle and Confusion, Plot and Counter-Plot

Which is rather interesting

In which there is a Great Deal of Correspondence, and the Widow is called up very Early in the Morning

In which is related much Appertaining to the “Pomp and Glorious Circumstance” of War

In which the Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Rank and File, are all sent to the Right About

In which the Jacobite Cause is Triumphant by Sea as well as by Land

In which a Great Deal of Loyalty is shown to counterbalance the Treason of Vanslyperken

Trial and Execution of two of the Principal Personages in our History

In which Affairs begin to wind up

In which we trust that Everything will be arranged to the Satisfaction of our Readers