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A midshipman's career in the Napoleonic navy - the prizes, the floggings, the fever and a captain worth following. Marryat had done all of it as a boy under Cochrane, and this first novel invented the sea story as the English know it. This edition adds fifty-five plates of marine painting, among them Turner, Munch and Thomas Luny, alongside four illustrations restored and coloured.
A midshipman's career in the Napoleonic navy - the prizes, the floggings, the fever and a captain worth following. Marryat had done all of it as a boy under Cochrane, and this first novel invented the sea story as the English know it. This edition adds fifty-five plates of marine painting, among ...
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Frederick Marryat (1792-1848) was an English naval officer and novelist born in London. He served under Lord Cochrane, was decorated for saving lives at sea, invented the maritime signal code used for half a century, and turned to fiction at forty. His works include Frank Mildmay, Mr Midshipman Easy, Peter Simple, and The Children of the New Forest.
Frederick Marryat (1792-1848) was an English naval officer and novelist born in London. He served under Lord Cochrane, was decorated for saving lives at sea, invented the maritime signal code used for half a century, and turned to fiction at forty. His works include Frank Mildmay, Mr Midshipman E...
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