Charles Clark Munn

Charles Clark Munn
Charles Clark Munn (1848–1917) was an American writer known for his popular works of fiction set in rural New England. He gained fame with his novel "Pocket Island" (1897), which captures life in Maine and blends romance with adventure. Munn's works often depicted the simplicity of rural life and the character of the New England countryside. Among his other notable books are "Uncle Terry" (1900) and "Rockhaven" (1902).

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A WAIF OF THE SEA "It's goin' to be a nasty night," said Uncle Terry, coming in from the shed and dumping an armful of wood in the box behind the kitchen stove, "an' the combers is just a-humpin' over White Hoss Ledge, an' the spray's flyin' half way up the lighthouse." "The Lord-a-massy help any poor soul that goes ashore to-night," responded... more...

CHAPTER I. POCKET ISLAND. In the year 185- a Polish Jew peddler named Wolf and a roving Micmac Indian met at a small village on Annapolis Bay, in Nova Scotia, and there and then formed a partnership. It was one of those chance meetings between two atoms tossed hither and thither in the whirligig of life; for the peddler, shrewd, calculating and unscrupulous, was wandering along the Acadian shores... more...