The Phantom Ship
Frederick Marryat, british officer and novelist (1792-1848)
This ebook presents «The Phantom Ship», from Frederick Marryat. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to t……続きを見る
Masterman Ready
Frederick Marryat, british officer and novelist (1792-1848)
This ebook presents «Masterman Ready», from Frederick Marryat. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the……続きを見る
Contents
The monk of Seville: a play, in five acts -- The gipsy; or, "Whose son am I?": a comedy, in three acts -- Ill-will: an acting charade -- How to write a fashionable novel -- How to write a b……続きを見る
"Jacob Faithful" was published in 1834, the fifth book to flow from
Marryat's pen. The story tells the life and adventures of a boy who was
born and brought up on a lighter (small river-barge) on th……続きを見る
"Frank Mildmay" was published in 1829, the first book to flow from
Marryat's pen. It had been written while at sea, during a long search,
which Marryat considered ridiculous, for a non-existent isla……続きを見る
"Masterman Ready" was published in 1841, the nineteenth book to flow
from Marryat's pen. It is simpler to read than most of Marryat's books,
since it was intended for children.
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Percival Keene is a coming-of-age adventure novel published in three volumes in 1842 by Frederick Marryat. The book follows the nautical adventures of the title character, a low-born illegitimate ch……続きを見る
Contents
Story of the Camel-Driver
Story of the Greek Slave
Story of the Monk
Story of the Monk (continued)
Huckaback
Manuscript of the Monk
Third Voyage of Huckaback
Fourth Voyage of Huckaback
Fift……続きを見る
This book was the last one that Marryat was working on in his last days.
It is unusual for him in that the story concerned the life of a lady,
whereas he normally wrote about the rough-and-tumble of……続きを見る
Marryat's personal experience enabled him, with little research, to produce a life-like picture of old Dutch seamanship, and his powers in racy narrative have transformed the Vanderdecken legend int……続きを見る
This is an engaging story - full of twisting plot and interesting characters. Classic Marryat!! Reads very fast; a pleasure. Was it murder or self defense? On a dark night a man seeks revenge, but h……続きを見る
This book is filled with adventure, treachery, and a good mix of humor. Snarlyyow, the dog, a cur, is the focal point the story revolves around. He belongs to the captain of the Yang Frau, a British……続きを見る
From the Father of Modern Nautical Fiction The Pirate and The Three Cutters were produced in 1836, and are almost always published together. Both delightful, light-hearted, books, it's as though Mar……続きを見る
I am about to write a very curious history as the reader will agree with me when he has read this book. We have more than one narrative of people being cast away upon desolate islands and being left……続きを見る
We cruise off Hispaniola--Capture a French Ship--Continue
our Cruise--Make a Nocturnal Attack upon a Rich Planter's
Dwelling--Are repulsed with Loss.
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The Pirate is about two brothers-twins-who are separated in childhood. One becomes a pirate, the other a naval officer. Eventually the one renounces the pirate life, and meets up with his twin. The ……続きを見る
"Rattlin The Reefer" was published in 1838, the twelfth book to flow
from Marryat's pen. It had been written by Edward Howard, but needed a
good deal of polishing before it could be published, which……続きを見る
Peter Simple is an 1834 novel written by Frederick Marryat about a young British midshipman during the Napoleonic wars. It was originally published in serialized form in 1833.
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The Three Cutters is one of the first, if not the first, nautical fiction story based on yachting. A nobleman attempts to assist a revenue boat in the apprehension of a smuggler. Instead, the smuggl……続きを見る
Frederick Marryat was one of the pioneers of the sea novel, and a major influence on writers such as Joseph Conrad and Ernest Hemingway. In his day, his short fiction was wildly popular, and 'The Wh……続きを見る
About the middle of the seventeenth century, in the outskirts of the small but fortified town of Terneuse, situated on the right bank of the Scheldt, and nearly opposite to the island of Walcheren, ……続きを見る
Dieses eBook: "Der Flottenoffizier: Szenen aus dem Leben und Abenteuer von Frank Mildmay" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelese……続きを見る
Dieses eBook: "Die Macht des Schicksals oder Harry und Felizitas (Ein fesselnder Seeroman)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgele……続きを見る
Dieses eBook: "Gesammelte Seeromane" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Inhalt: Der Flottenoffizier: Szenen aus dem Leben ……続きを見る
Set in the time of the colonization of South Africa this is an astounding work. Marryat elucidates the behaviour of the British outside their country. In the wilderness of Africa all the remnants of……続きを見る
It is a vivacious juvenile novel that captures exhilarating adventures related to sea life. The novel is full of wit and excited accounts based on Marryat’s practical experiences. It is marvelous sp……続きを見る
This children's classic, set in the period of civil unrest that shook England to its core in the seventeenth century, follows the travails that befall a group of children after their father, an offi……続きを見る
