Newton Forster or The Merchant Service by Capt Frederick Marryat

Newton Forster or The Merchant Service by Capt Frederick Marryat

Newton Forster is a troubled young man who survives impressment into the Navy, imprisonment in France, and a shipwreck in the West Indies before gaining a post on a British East India Company vessel bound for Asia. Forster faces a thrill a chapter--murder, insanity, press gangs, prison, pirates, treachery, and romance.

"This was Marryat's navy, his world, and no one brings it to us with greater authenticity" --Alexander Kent
"When your [Patrick] O'Brians are out, recommend Marryat." -- Library Journal

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.

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ISBN 13	9780935526448
ISBN 10	0935526447
Title	Newton Forster or The Merchant Service
Author	Capt Frederick Marryat
Series	Classics Of Naval Fiction
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Globe Pequot Press
Year published	1998-03-01
Number of pages	342
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.