A. T. Quiller-Couch 
The Ship of Stars (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 
(Knickerbocker Nuggets Series)

This 1899 novel is a Cornish love story that traces its two protagonists, Taffy and Honoria, from their childhood onward.  According to a contemporary review in the
New York Times, ‘
The Ship of Stars is full of dramatic power, and shows Mr. Quiller-Couch at his best.’

About the author

Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1863-1944) was a British writer who published under the pen name—pen letter, rather—of Q.  He is remembered as the editor of The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900 (1900) and for the novel Dead Man’s Rock (1887).  He was reportedly the inspiration for the character of Ratty in The Wind and the Willows.  Q was knighted in 1910.