The Privateersman (Classics of Naval Fiction) - Softcover

Marryat, Capt. Frederick Capt.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0935526692 ISBN 13: 9780935526691

Publisher: McBooks Press, 2000

Synopsis

Privateers were essentially freelance ships, sanctioned during wartime to sail and do battle on behalf of adversary governments, and this tale follows Alexander Musgrave, a privateer-turned-adventurer, across three continents and into the arms of a beautiful woman.

About this title

About the Author:

Captain Frederick Marryat (1792–1848) was an actual 19th-century British naval hero who lived a saga worthy of the novels of C.S. Forester and Patrick O'Brian. He survived fifty naval battles on the crack frigate Imperieuse under Lord Cochrane—the real-life model for Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey. In addition to plenty of cannonfire, battle strategy, peril, and passion—liberally sprinkled with wit and fine turns of phrase—Marryat's real-life naval experiences lend his novels a truly remarkable authenticity.

Review:

". . . [Marryat's] greatness is undeniable." -- Joseph Conrad

"Marryat has the power to set us in the midst of ships and men and sea and sky all vivid, authentic." -- Virginia Woolf

"This was Marryat's navy, his world, and no one brings it to us with greater authenticity." -- Review

"When your [Patrick] O'Brians are out, recommend Marryat." -- Library Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: McBooks Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0935526692
• ISBN 13: 9780935526691
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 284