Mr Midshipman Easy by Capt Frederick Marryat
A rollicking sea adventure, set in the time of the Napoleonic Wars, this book follows the escapades of a young midshipman who enters the King's service with some ideas that run badly afoul of the standards of naval discipline!
"Marryat has the power to set us in the midst of ships and men and sea and sky all vivid, credible, authentic" --Virginia Woolf
"[Marryat's] greatness is undeniable." --Joseph Conrad, Notes on Life and Letters
"[Marryat's] greatness is undeniable." --Joseph Conrad, Notes on Life and Letters
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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780935526400 |
| ISBN 10 | 0935526404 |
| Title | Mr Midshipman Easy |
| Author | Capt Frederick Marryat |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Globe Pequot Press |
| Year published | 1997-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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