The Watters Mou, Bram Stoker
The Watters Mou, Bram Stoker
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The Watter's Mou'

Author: Bram Stoker

Narrator: Kaleo Griffith

Unabridged: 2 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 05/07/2013

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

The Watter's Mou', meaning "the water's mouth," revolves around the romance between a young coast guard officer and his girlfriend, the daughter of a fisherman. The officer, William Barrow [or Sailor Willy], is tasked with dealing with smuggling going on among the local fishermen, including his girlfriend’s father. Maggie MacWhirter's father had fallen upon hard times, when once his fishing boat had brought him a prosperous living. When Maggie confesses to Willy that her own father is involved in the smuggling, he is faced with the dilemma on how to handle the situation now that his future father-in-law is one of the culprits. Maggie, not wanting her father to get in trouble with the law, daringly decides to sneak aboard the smuggling ship to try to stop the crew from going through with the operations. But it seems that Maggie may have gone too far...
Bram Stoker (1847-1912) was an Irish writer of novels and short stories, most famous for his gothic horror novel Dracula. Although he wrote throughout his life while working as a personal assistant and theater manager, he did not achieve much literary fame until after his death.

About Bram Stoker

Bram Stoker was born November 8, 1847, in Dublin, Ireland. His father was a civil servant, and his mother was a charity worker and writer. Stoker studied math at Trinity College in Dublin and graduated in 1867, after which he became a civil servant. At this time, he also worked as a freelance journalist, a drama critic, and editor of the Evening Mail. In 1876, he met Sir Henry Irving, a famous actor. Stoker accepted a job as personal secretary to Irving and went to England in 1878. Before he left Ireland, he published his first book, The Duties of Clerks of Petty Sessions in Ireland. While working for Irving he met an aspiring actress named Florence Balcombe. They married in 1878 and had one son, Noel, who was born in 1879. In England, Stoker also began writing a series of short stories and novels, the first of which was The Snake's Pass. Although best known for Dracula, Stoker wrote eighteen books before he died in 1912.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tom

3.5 Stars rounded up to 4 Stars. The Watter's Mou', meaning "the water's mouth," revolves around the romance between a young coast guard officer and his fiancée, the daughter of a fisherman. The chief boatman, William Barrow or Sailor Willy as he is popularly known, is tasked with dealing with sm......more

Goodreads review by André

Die Idee der Geschichte ist nicht übermäßig originell, aber die Darstellung der Natur ist durchaus lesenswert. Es wäre schön, wenn die Charaktere etwas weniger eindimensional wären (keine Figur in der Handlung schafft es über den Anschein eine Karikatur zu sein hinaus). Alles in allem ist es wohl gut,......more

Goodreads review by Juri

Schöne erschreckende Beschreibung des Meeres bei Nacht und Sturm. Sonst eher eine sehr vorhersehbare Geschichte.......more

Goodreads review by Andrea

Eine intensive und sprachgewaltige Novelle rund um eine tragische Liebesgeschichte. William ist Bootsführer bei der Küstenwache und muss die Küsten überwachen, da Schmuggler erwartet werden. Seine Verlobte Maggie steckt in einem Zwiespalt, denn einer der Schmuggler ist ihr Vater. Die beiden Liebende......more