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Marryat, Frederick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846375398 ISBN 13: 9781846375392

Publisher: Echo Library, 2006

Synopsis

Captain Frederick Marryat (July 10, 1792 - August 9, 1848) was an English novelist, a contemporary and acquaintance of Charles Dickens, noted today as an early pioneer of the sea story.

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About the Author:

Captain Frederick Marryat is probably one of the most important authors to write historical naval fiction books. Firstly he was one of the first authors to write such books and they must be considered as some of the most authentic as he actually served in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. He first served aboard Lord Cochrane's HMS Imperieuse when she attacked French and Spanish interests in the Western Mediterranean. Captain Frederick Marryat (10 July 1792 – 9 August 1848) was a British Royal Navy officer, novelist, and an acquaintance of Charles Dickens, noted today as an early pioneer of the sea story. He is now known particularly for the semi-autobiographical novel Mr. Midshipman Easy and his children's novel The Children of the New Forest, and for a widely used system of maritime flag signalling, known as Marryat's Code.

Review:

"Perhaps the most remarkable instance of a man working his professional knowledge with effect in literature."  —G. E. B. Saintsbury

"In a purely literary sense [his] real masterpiece."  —The Oxford Companion

About this edition

• Publisher: Echo Library
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1846375398
• ISBN 13: 9781846375392
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280