# Sea curse

Author: Howard, Robert E. (Robert Ervin), 1906-1936

Genre: Category: Short Stories

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72707

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Sea+curse+Howard&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

They were the brawlers and braggarts, the loud boasters and hard drinkers, of Faring town, John Kulrek and his crony Lie-lip Canool. Many a time have I, a tousled-haired lad, stolen to the tavern door to listen to their curses, their profane arguments and wild sea songs; half fearful and half in admiration of these wild rovers. Aye, all the people of Faring town gazed on them with fear and admiration, for they were not like the rest of the Faring men; they were not content to ply their trade along the coasts and among the shark-teeth shoals. No yawls, no skiffs for them! They fared far, farther than any other man in the village, for they shipped on the great sailing-ships that went out on...

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/sea-curse-72707/chapters/1/index.md)