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Marryat, Frederick
Born: 1792 AD
Died: 1848 AD, at 56 years of age.
Nationality: English
Categories: Naval Officer, Novelists
Died: 1848 AD, at 56 years of age.
Nationality: English
Categories: Naval Officer, Novelists
1792 - Born on July 10th in London, England. A naval officer and the first important English novelist after Tobias Smollett to make full and amusing use of his varied experience at sea.
1806 - Marryat entered the Royal Navy at the age of 14 and served with distinction in many parts of the world.
1819 - Married to Catherine on January 21st.
- Made a Fellow of The Royal Society (FRS), proposed by Babbage.
1825 - Post Captain, Royal Navy on July 25th.
1826 - Made a Companion of The Order of the Bath.
1830 - Resigned his commission and commenced a series of novels; “Frank Mildmay,” the first, proving a success, he resolved to devote the rest of his life to literature.
1847 - He then began a series of adventure novels—including The King's Own, Peter Simple, and Poor Jack—marked by a lucid, direct narrative style, humour, and incidents drawn from his varied experience at sea. His Children of the New Forest, set during the English Civil Wars, is a classic of children's literature.
1848 - Died on August 9th in Langham, Norfolk, England.
1806 - Marryat entered the Royal Navy at the age of 14 and served with distinction in many parts of the world.
1819 - Married to Catherine on January 21st.
- Made a Fellow of The Royal Society (FRS), proposed by Babbage.
1825 - Post Captain, Royal Navy on July 25th.
1826 - Made a Companion of The Order of the Bath.
1830 - Resigned his commission and commenced a series of novels; “Frank Mildmay,” the first, proving a success, he resolved to devote the rest of his life to literature.
1847 - He then began a series of adventure novels—including The King's Own, Peter Simple, and Poor Jack—marked by a lucid, direct narrative style, humour, and incidents drawn from his varied experience at sea. His Children of the New Forest, set during the English Civil Wars, is a classic of children's literature.
1848 - Died on August 9th in Langham, Norfolk, England.
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Peter Simple: Heart of Oak Sea Classics (Heart of Oak Sea Classics Series) by Frederick Marryat (Paperback - Jun 15, 1998) 1902. With an introduction by David Hannay. English novelist who began writing after a distinguished career in the British Navy. From the Introduction: When Marryat composed Peter Simple in 1834, he...  |
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Mr. Midshipman Easy by Frederick Marryat (Kindle Edition - Apr 22, 2008) an excerpt fromCHAPTER I:Which the reader will find very easy to read.MR NICODEMUS EASY was a gentleman who lived down in Hampshire; he was a married man, and in very easy circumstances. Most couples... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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