A friend has objected to the title of this book on the ground that, as many of the characters and scenes described are to be found in almost any coast village of the United States, the title might, with equal fitness, be 'New Jersey Ballads,' or 'Long Island Ballads,' or something similar. The answer to this is, simply, that while 'School-committee Men' and 'Village Oracles' are, doubtless, pretty much alike throughout Yankeedom, the particular specimens...

Two retired mariners almost ruin business trying to give advantages to a little orphan girl.

Cap'n Warren's Wards is the first book by Joseph C. Lincoln that moves off the fictional towns of Cape Cod (in this case South Denboro) and into the big city hustle of Manhattan. Elijah Warren finds himself the guardian of his brother's children who are rapidly reaching adulthood but haven't had to face the harsh realities of self responsibility due to their father's wealth. Unfortunately now there are a few snags with A. Rodgers Warren's estate and...

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The story of a feud between two Cape Cod families over a piece of land.