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Dive into the escapades of a young man as he embarks on a life at sea in this enthralling naval adventure from the celebrated 19th-century author. From the tender age of fourteen, the narrator recounts his initiation into the British Royal Navy. Like countless young men of the time, he faces the harsh realities of a life serving his country, navigating the trials and tribulations of duty, honor, and friendship. With a self-deprecating wit, the author paints a vivid portrait of life aboard a British frigate, complete with its eccentric characters and the exhilaration of seafaring. Through the protagonist's mishaps and triumphs, the author explores the themes of camaraderie, discipline, and the relentless pursuit of courage in the face of adversity.
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1792-1848
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paper 0-8050-5565-7 The enduring popularity of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin novels has fortuitously stimulated Norton's new Heart of Oak Sea Classics. This first installment (along with Dudley Pope's nonfiction The Black Ship, a vigorous tale of a notorious 1797 mutiny, and James Norman Hall's entertaining collection of nautical tall tales, Doctor Dogbody's Leg) includes Marryat's charming 1834 novel, a robust Dickensian romance about a ``simple'' young midshipman's growth to manhood at sea during the Napoleonic Wars. The adventures of Peter, a kind of Don Quixote kept alive by the raffish wit of his shipmateSancho Panza Terence O'Brieninclude imprisonment and narrow escapes from worse fates in France and the West Indies, a struggle to reclaim his inheritance from a deliciously wicked blood relation, and a satisfyingly improbable happy ending. This is one of the most attractive and neglected early Victorian novels, and its selection alone bodes well for a very promising series. -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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