Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne

Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne
Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne (1866–1944) was a British novelist best known for his adventure and science fiction works. He gained fame with his novel "The Lost Continent: The Story of Atlantis," which presented a vivid account of the destruction of the mythical Atlantis. Hyne also wrote a series of stories featuring Captain Kettle, a rugged and adventurous sea captain. Beyond his fiction, Hyne contributed to magazines and wrote under the pseudonym "Weatherby Chesney" for some of his works.

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CHAPTER I IN QUARANTINE "The pay is small enough," said Captain Kettle, staring at the blue paper. "It's a bit hard for a man of my age and experience to come down to a job like piloting, on eight pound a month and my grub." "All right, Capt'n," replied the agent. "You needn't tell me what I know already. The pay's miserable, the climate's vile, and... more...

THE LEGATEES OF DEUCALION We were both of us not a little stiff as the result of sleeping out in the open all that night, for even in Grand Canary the dew-fall and the comparative chill of darkness are not to be trifled with. For myself on these occasions I like a bit of a run as an early refresher. But here on this rough ground in the middle of the island there were not three yards of level to be... more...

BIG GAME. ... The first shot was just a rib too far back, and though it staggered him, he didn't stop to it. Out tinkled cartridge number one and in went a second, and "cluck" said the breech-block. And then as he slewed round, I got the next bullet home, bang behind the shoulder. That did it. He tucked down his long Roman nose, and went heels over tip like a shot rabbit; and when a big... more...