Newton Forster or the Merchant Service

by Captain Frederick Marryat

Overview

This book contains the thrilling tale of Newton Forster and his adventures after being forced into the Navy. Newton faces non-stop action, from murder and insanity, gangs to pirates, and treachery to romance, this book is bound to keep the reader thrilled from start to finish. This book, written by Frederick Marryat and originally published in 1832, is now being republished here with a new introductory biography. Frederick Marryat was a British Navy officer and Novelist. Notable works include Peter Simple (1834), The Phantom Ship (1839), Poor Jack (1840), Masterman Ready, or the Wreck of the Pacific (1841) and Settlers in Canada (1844).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473393608
Publisher:	Read Books Ltd.
Publication date:	04/15/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	628
File size:	2 MB

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.\