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George Cupples
1822–1891
A Scottish journalist and novelist best remembered for vivid maritime fiction, he drew on firsthand seafaring experience to give his adventures unusual energy and realism. His best-known book, The Green Hand, helped make him a notable name in nineteenth-century sea storytelling.
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The Green Hand: Adventures of a Naval Lieutenant
by George Cupples
About the author
Born in Berwickshire in 1822, George Cupples was a Scottish writer and journalist who became known for sea stories and other popular fiction. As a young man he was apprenticed to a Liverpool shipowner and made a long voyage to India, an experience that later fed directly into his writing.
After his time at sea, he studied at the University of Edinburgh and went on to build a literary career in journalism and fiction. He wrote maritime novels, essays, and stories, and his novel The Green Hand: Adventures of a Naval Lieutenant was especially admired in its day for the liveliness of its nautical scenes.
Cupples was also connected to a literary household: his wife, Anne Jane Cupples, became well known as a writer for children and young readers. He died in 1891, leaving behind a body of work remembered chiefly for its adventurous spirit and strong sense of life at sea.