Blowing Weather: Restored Classics to Go Edition

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Anthony Stevens returns to the busy port city of his youth and is quickly drawn into a world of warehouses, dockside commerce, and half-hidden danger. From the Black Horse Tavern to the counting-house of Rufus Stevens' Sons, he encounters the uneasy merchant J. Magruder, whose panic over a private letter and ruined investments suggests a larger commercial scheme gone badly wrong. Though Anthony first dismisses the warning, the family firm's proud history of war, trade, and hard-won success leaves him uneasy, especially as old tensions of class, marriage, and colonial prejudice linger in the background. His attention then shifts to a newly arrived French household, centered on a graceful, intelligent young woman whose poise and botanical learning fascinate him. A brief act of chivalry brings embarrassment, while conversations with Christopher Dent and Captain Weir deepen the novel's reflections on ambition, excess, and moral decay. When the household suddenly departs, Anthony's disappointment turns to violence: he is ambushed, awakens aboard the ship Le Mousquet, and confronts the one-eyed captain who has abducted him. Only Mademoiselle Lafargue's intervention saves him, setting the stage for revenge, mystery, and romance on the restless riverfront. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.
Anthony Stevens returns to the busy port city of his youth and is quickly drawn into a world of warehouses, dockside commerce, and half-hidden danger. From the Black Horse Tavern to the counting-house of Rufus Stevens' Sons, he encounters the uneasy merchant J. Magruder, whose panic over a privat...

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John T. McIntyre, often remembered as John Thomas McIntyre, was an American writer whose career bridged the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a period when popular fiction was helping define modern American storytelling. Born in Philadelphia in 1871, he worked as a journalist before turning fully to fiction, and that reporter's eye for detail gave his writing a vivid immediacy and a strong sense of place. He became especially known for brisk, entertaining stories set in the worlds of adventure, crime, and frontier life, and he built a reputation for fiction that was both accessible and sharply observed. His work often centered on resourceful individuals facing danger, moral pressure, and the unpredictable forces of chance, themes that still resonate in an age that continues to wrestle with uncertainty, ambition, and survival. McIntyre's fiction captures the energy of popular American life while also revealing the values and anxieties of his era, making him an interesting figure for readers who want to understand how genre storytelling evolved alongside the nation itself. Though not always placed among the most canonical literary names, he remains significant for the clarity, momentum, and human curiosity of his writing, as well as for the way he helped shape early twentieth-century adventure and suspense fiction. Readers who enjoy fast-moving narratives, historical atmosphere, and stories of grit under pressure are likely to find McIntyre especially rewarding today.

John T. McIntyre, often remembered as John Thomas McIntyre, was an American writer whose career bridged the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a period when popular fiction was helping define modern American storytelling. Born in Philadelphia in 1871, he worked as a journalist before ...

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