C. J. Cutliffe Hyne (1866–1944)
Author of The Lost Continent: The Story of Atlantis
About the Author
C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne (1866-1944) was a popular novelist, author of the "Captain Kettle" adventures
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Works by C. J. Cutliffe Hyne
Prince Rupert the Buccaneer : His Adventures, Set to Paper By Mary Laughan, a Maid, Who Through Affection Followed Him… (1900) 3 copies
Illustrated Battles of the Napoleonic Age-Volume 1: Marengo, Copenhagen, Egypt, Janissary Rebellion, Laswaree & Assaye,… (2014) 3 copies
The Lizard 2 copies
Thompson's Progress 2 copies
Ben Watson 2 copies
The Rev. Captain Kettle 2 copies
Mr Horrocks, Purser 2 copies
Kate Meredith, financier 2 copies
The Pearl-Poachers 1 copy
Fortunes Adrift 1 copy
The Liner and the Iceberg 1 copy
The Escape 1 copy
The Wreck of the Cattle-Boat 1 copy
Mr. Gedge's Catspaw 1 copy
In Quarantine 1 copy
The Inventor of Meltite 1 copy
The Foundered Galleon 1 copy
Captain Kettle 1 copy
The Pilgrim Ship 1 copy
Crown and Garotte 1 copy
The Adventures of Captain Kettle, and Other Stories : 9 Works, The Lost Continent, The Escape Agents, A Master of… (2012) 1 copy
Beneath your very Boots, being a few ... episodes from the life of A. M. Haltoun, Esq. Transcribed by C. J. H. A novel.… (1889) 1 copy
The Guns for Cuba 1 copy
London's Danger 1 copy
For Britain's Soldiers 1 copy
The Escape Agents 1 copy
Sandy Carmichael 1 copy
Associated Works
Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Science Fiction of the 19th Century (1981) — Contributor — 136 copies
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: A Collection of Victorian Detective Tales (2008) — Contributor — 109 copies
Science fiction by the rivals of H.G. Wells: Thirty stories and a complete novel (1979) — Contributor — 64 copies
The End of the World: and Other Catastrophes (British Library Science Fiction Classics) (2019) — Contributor — 30 copies
Out of the Sand: Mummies, Pyramids, and Egyptology in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy (2008) — Contributor — 5 copies
Sauria Monstra: Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs, and Other Fossil Saurians in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy (2009) — Contributor — 3 copies
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- Other names
- Chesney, Weatherby
- Birthdate
- 1866
- Date of death
- 1944
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
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The Adventures of Captain Kettle by Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne
A series of short stories featuring a sea captain forced to take work where he can. He's always successful but somehow never wins. In tone this is a bit like the Indiana Jones movies in terms of violence to humor ratio.
A wild romp with a flawless (read: Gary-Stuish) hero is this classic Atlantis-story, but considering its age of more than 100 years, a lot of flaws may be forgiven. And the 1st person narrator Deucalion does have a lot of charme, I must admit.
Unsatisfactory: the magical plotholes. Magic can level a city and drown a continent, but is not able to destroy a siege tower? Pretty useless.
Also: the romance. I don't believe that a mad, immortal and fateful passion for a woman that develops over a span of a few hours suddenly becomes the only force and motivation of action for a character like Deucalion. That'd be pretty pathetic, especially as the lady in question is "dead" for the majority of the story (and doesn't do much more than a corpse even when she's not). That's even more astonishing as Hyne is able to write interesting women characters - the main villain is charming, clever, gifted and ruthless.
All in all a very fun read. And "Son of a European" shall be my favourite insult from now on.… (more)
Unsatisfactory: the magical plotholes. Magic can level a city and drown a continent, but is not able to destroy a siege tower? Pretty useless.
Also: the romance. I don't believe that a mad, immortal and fateful passion for a woman that develops over a span of a few hours suddenly becomes the only force and motivation of action for a character like Deucalion. That'd be pretty pathetic, especially as the lady in question is "dead" for the majority of the story (and doesn't do much more than a corpse even when she's not). That's even more astonishing as Hyne is able to write interesting women characters - the main villain is charming, clever, gifted and ruthless.
All in all a very fun read. And "Son of a European" shall be my favourite insult from now on.… (more)
Amazing literature, impressive writing style.
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Statistics
- Works
- 54
- Also by
- 21
- Members
- 361
- Popularity
- #66,480
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
- 12
- ISBNs
- 49
- Languages
- 3