Searching for a book; help!!

[pcatterall]

Just an off chance that someone can identify my lost book!!
No title or authors name.
Set in early 1900s. Author was a younger son of middle class familly and an accomplished violinist. This was his account of many adventures. Signed up as a merchant seaman for adventure. Sailed south pacific Islands often in the last of the trading sailing ships. Many adventures on those islands and in Australlia.
I found it a really good read and regret 'loosing' it.
Can any of you buffs recognise and identify it? ( I can then recommend it on the forum!)
Thanks

 

[barnaclephill]

Alan Villiers? There was a review of this book in the Cruising Helmsman recently. Link: http://www.boatbooks-aust.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=24820

Yes or no?

It's not Fred Rebell, a.k.a. Paul somebody, born in Prussia/Lithuania, made own passport, jumped across Russian & Ger borders to get to Eng and thence to Aust. Woodcutter and farmer in the SW of W.A. Depression years in Sydney, then sailed on an open 18-footer to California. ...

 

[Searush]

Don't recognise the violin bit, Villiers was 1930's -50's mostly. Check out Adrian Seligman & Eric Newby, both contemporaries of Villiers. All three are an excellent read, whatever they write. Newby did a lot of excellent land based travel books too.

Edit:
Oh & I forgot Dana's "10 years before the mast" an American lawyer that went to sea as a deckhand in the 1890's -ish "for his health" as his eyesight was failing.

 

[jwilson]

Just an off chance that someone can identify my lost book!!
No title or authors name.
Set in early 1900s. Author was a younger son of middle class familly and an accomplished violinist. This was his account of many adventures. Signed up as a merchant seaman for adventure. Sailed south pacific Islands often in the last of the trading sailing ships. Many adventures on those islands and in Australlia.
I found it a really good read and regret 'loosing' it.
Can any of you buffs recognise and identify it? ( I can then recommend it on the forum!)
Thanks

Weston Martyr ?

 

[KenMcCulloch]

Oh & I forgot Dana's "10 years before the mast" an American lawyer that went to sea as a deckhand in the 1890's -ish "for his health" as his eyesight was failing.

It was 2 years before the mast when I read it.

 

[Converging]

Any use?
http://www.utne.com/2003-11-01/HowtoFindThatBookYouveSpentYearsLookingFor.aspx

 

[bert49uk]

It was 2 years before the mast when I read it.

finished reading it yesterday! a great read especally about Tom Harris a drunk from my old town of Ilfracombe!

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

It was 2 years before the mast when I read it.

But that was before the pensionable age was extended...

 

[pcatterall]

Good try chaps but not quite there!! 2 years before the mast sounded nearly right ( and I will read it!)
The Weston Martyr stuff was also similar but not quite right.
I think this geezer was a Brit, he was an accomplished Violinist and his adventures were Pacific Islands ( last of the canibals still at it) and on shore in OZ, living with escaped convicts/swag men, crossing the blue mountains, Playing a borrowed violiin at society 'does' etc

 

[Searush]

It was 2 years before the mast when I read it.

You must have got time off for good behaviour.