Does Anyone Know The Name

[JoK]

Of a series of short stories about a Chief engineer on a steamer and all of the fortunes and misfortunes. He used to go to the enginerroom in his slippers.
The stories would have been based in the 50's maybe?

I had one, but I gave it to a friend 20 years ago and now I would like to find another copy.

[Bruce Carson]

Hi JoK:
You may be looking for the "Glencannon" series:

http://www.glencannon.com/gp_series.html

A couple of the sample chapters may be found here:

http://gaslight.mtroyal.ab.ca/glencann.htm

Bruce C

[K urgess]

Was this "Glencannon" series by Guy Gilpatric, as in the TV series?

Pipped at the post by 1 minute. Again!(Cloud)

[Santos]

Just pipped at the post myself I was going to say the same person

Chris

[JoK]

That's it!!(==D)
I have been racking my brain trying to remember.
Believe or not, I gave to a friend who is a die-hard motor man-2 stoke at that. He wouldn't know a good steam plant if he fell over it.
I thought they were hysterical stories.

[Shipbuilder]

If you go to
www.bookfinder.com
and enter
Glencannon
in the search box, you will find dozens & dozens of them. It was a TV series in the late 50s set aboard the tramp steamer INCHCLIFF CASTLE.