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The Taking of the Gloria Scott

Steel True, Blade Straight: 2025 - Cover

As the sailors carry out their work on deck, the shantyman strikes up a song to keep them in time. A song about mutiny, murder and a missing ship. The tragic tale of the Gloria Scott.

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Genre:

Crime

The Ascent

Steel True, Blade Straight: 2022 Annual - Cover

A new life awaits at Undershaw, but Touie worries that her failing health will prevent her from enjoying the home Arthur has built for them.

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Genre:

Poetry
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