"I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales" by Arthur Quiller-Couch is a compilation of stories set during the winter season, opening with a tale of a small parish called Ruan Lanihale during a stormy Christmas. Inside the church, villagers gather for music and celebration, but the building storm foreshadows a harrowing shipwreck. Young Zeb Minards, a key character, is torn between his feelings for Ruby Tresidder and the chaos about to unfold. The author vividly paints a picture of community among the rural village during the holidays. The narrative tension amplifies when news of a shipwreck interrupts the church service, pushing the group into immediate action.
I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales
By Arthur Quiller-Couch
During a stormy Christmas, the fate of a young man's love and a coastal village intertwine when a destructive shipwreck threatens to change everything.
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About the AuthorSir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch was a British writer who published using the pseudonym Q. Although a prolific novelist, he is remembered mainly for the monumental publication The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250–1900 and for his literary criticism. He influenced many who never met him, including American writer Helene Hanff, author of 84, Charing Cross Road and its sequel, Q's Legacy. His The Oxford Book of English Verse was a favourite of John Mortimer's fictional character Horace Rumpole.
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch was a British writer who published using the pseudonym Q. Although a prolific novelist, he is remembered mainly for the monumental publication The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250–1900 and for his literary criticism. He influenced many who never met him, including American writer Helene Hanff, author of 84, Charing Cross Road and its sequel, Q's Legacy. His The Oxford Book of English Verse was a favourite of John Mortimer's fictional character Horace Rumpole.
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