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Mr Midshipman Easy (Classics of Naval Fiction)
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Mr Midshipman Easy (Classics of Naval Fiction) Paperback - 1997

by Marryat, Captain Frederick

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A rollicking sea adventure set in the time of the Napoleonic Wars, "Mr. Midshipman Easy" 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. The author was an actual 19th-century British naval hero who lived a saga worthy of C.S. Forester or Patrick O'Brian. His writings influenced Dickens and other major figures in English literature.

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  • Title Mr Midshipman Easy (Classics of Naval Fiction)
  • Author Marryat, Captain Frederick
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Mcbooks Press, Ithaca, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date 1997-09-01
  • Bookseller's Inventory # R01H-02634
  • ISBN 9780935526400 / 0935526404
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.49 x 5.52 x 0.91 in (21.56 x 14.02 x 2.31 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - History, Naval - 19th century, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97015354
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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A rollicking sea adventure, set in the time of the Napoleonic Wars, Mr. Midshipman Easy 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! The author was an actual 19th-century British naval hero who lived a saga worthy of the novels of C.S. Forester or Patrick O'Brian. Captain Frederick Marryat survived fifty naval battles and served on the crack frigate Imperieuse under Lord Cochrane - the real-life model for Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey. Mr. Midshipman Easy is said to have been inspired by Cochrane's adventures as a young midshipman.

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Citations

  • Library Journal, 08/01/1997, Page 142

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.