“The Sea” by Neil Gunn #GBSS24/27
Number 24 of 27 Great British Short Stories
Premise: A young boy (12) goes to the harbour in a storm, because his father and older brother are out in fishing boats. Apron strings exist
Review: Good stuff (right up against the border of overwrought)
Outa ten: 8
Keywords: xx
Quotes: xx
Words:
Runnel a gutter.
“muddy lanes with runnels for effluent”
- a brook or rill.
- a small stream of a particular liquid
Smoored – (Scottish) smothered, suffocated or extinguished.
Ulster (item of clothing) is a Victorian working daytime overcoat, with a cape and sleeves.
Look up: nil
Afterlives of the story/connections to other stuff: Got folded into longer work
Is it online? No
marchudson.net 
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