The Lookoutman (1923), Chapter 6, Tramp Steamers, p. 97
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Sir David William Bone was a Scottish Commodore and author of nautical fiction. His work includes The Brassbounder about a brassbounder, a young apprentice on a British Merchant ship. It was included as a recommendation in Literary Taste: How to Form It, a long essay with recommended readings written by Arnold Bennett. Brassbounder is "a classic of the squaresail era". Bone received the Coronation Medal from King George in 1937 for his long association with the Merchant Navy. He also received CBE in 1943 from King George VI.Bone was born in Abbotsford Place in Glasgow, Scotland. His father, David Drummond Bone was a prominent newspaper publisher in Glasgow and his great-grandfather was a boyhood companion of Robert Burns. Elizabeth Millar Crawford was his mother. His brothers included the journalist James Bone and artist Muirhead Bone who illustrated some of David's books. Bone studied at Partick Academy. Wikipedia
The Lookoutman (1923), Chapter 6, Tramp Steamers, p. 97
