Captain Frederick Marryat

Broschiertes Buch

Jacob Faithful

Beschreibung

Captain Marryat (1792 - 1848) was a contemporary of Charles Dickens noted for his sea stories. Marryat began writing after a distinguished career in the British Navy. His time and personal experience in the Navy enhance his stories. Works by Marryat include Other works include The King's Own (1830), Newton Forster; or, The Merchant Service (1832), Peter Simple, and The Three Cutters (1834), Jacob Faithful (1834), The Pacha of Many Tales (1835), Japhet, in Search of a Father (1836), and The Pirate (1836), "Jacob Faithful, " published in 1834, is the story of the life and adventures of a boy who was born and brought up on a lighter (small river-barge) on the River Thames. As the barge flows through London Marryat gives the reader a glimpse at contemporary London and life on the river in the early 1800's.

Autor

Captain Frederick Marryat (an early innovator of the sea story) was a British Royal Navy Officer and novelist. He gained the Royal Human Society's gold medal for bravery, before leaving the services in 1830 to write books. He is mainly remembered for his stories of the sea, many written from his own experiences. He started a series of adventure novels marked by a brilliant, direct narrative style and an absolute fund of incident and fun. These have The King's Own (1830), Peter Simple (1834), and Mr. Midshipman Easy (1836). He also created a number of children's books, among which The Children of the New Forest (1847), a story of the English Civil Wars is a classic of children literature. A Life and Letters was processed by his daughter Florence (1872). He is recognized also for a broadly used system of maritime flag signalling known as Marryat's Code. Familiar for his adventurous novels, his works are known for their representation of deep family bonds and social structure beside naval action. Marryat died in 1848 at the age of fifty.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Book Jungle
• Seitenzahl: 402
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Februar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 748g
• ISBN-13: 9781438536163
• ISBN-10: 143853616X
• Artikelnr.: 28816938