Mr Midshipman Easy

by Frederick Marryat

Overview

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!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590131978
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	09/01/1997
Series:	Classics of Naval Fiction , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	899 KB

About the Author

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.

What People are Saying About This

Virginia Woolf

Marryat has the power to set us in the midst of ships and man and sea all vivid, credible, authentic.

Editorial Reviews

Frederick Marryat's greatness is undeniable.

Joseph Conrad

Marryat has the power to set us in the midst of ships and men and sea and sky all vivid, credible, authentic.

Virginia Woolf

This was Marryat's navy, his world, and no one brings it to us with greater authenticity.

Alexander Kent

With this duo, published in 1829 and 1836, respectively, McBooks launches its new "Classics of Nautical Fiction." Marryat was a skipper in the British Navy, and the action here is based on his real experiences before the mast. When all your Patrick O'Brians are out, recommend Marryat.

Library Journal

Brisk, lively…Readable to this day…Marryat knew what he was talking about.
—Richard Snow, The New York Times

Richard Snow