Tom Cringle's Log

by Michael Scott

Overview

No collection of nautical fiction would be complete without the inclusion of "Tom Cringle's Log", a novel that, along with the works of Marryat, became a cornerstone of the genre upon its publication some 150 years ago. Told in Scott's irresistible and immediate style, the novel follows the life of young midshipman Tom Cringle: his imprisonment in occupied Germany by Napoleon's forces, his West Indian cruise on the Torch, a British man-of-war, his daring escape from West Indian pirates, and his ultimate promotion to the officer ranks. (Excerpt from Goodreads)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783962723880
Publisher:	Otbebookpublishing
Publication date:	08/15/2018
Series:	Classics To Go
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	555
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Michael Scott (30 October 1789 – 7 November 1835) was a Scottish author and autobiographer who wrote under the pseudonym Tom Cringle. Scott was born in Scotland at Cowlairs, near Glasgow, the son of a Glasgow merchant. In 1806 he went to Jamaica, first managing some estates, and afterwards joining a business firm in Kingston. The latter post necessitated his making frequent journeys, on the incidents of which he based his best known book, "Tom Cringle's Log". In 1822 he left Jamaica and settled in Glasgow, where he engaged in business. "Tom Cringle's Log" began to appear serially in Blackwood's Magazine in 1829. Scott’s second story, The Cruise of the Midge, was also first published serially in Blackwood's in 1834–1835. The first appearance in book-form of each story was in Paris in 1834. Both stories - "interesting autobiographical portraits of Jamaica in the 1820s, written by a perceptive and sympathetic, but transient observer" - were originally published anonymously, and their authorship was not known till after Scott's death at Glasgow. Craig Lamont has placed Michael Scott within a 'Glasgow School' of early nineteenth century Scottish novelists, along with John Galt and Thomas Hamilton. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)

Editorial Reviews

"One of the most accurate pictures of West Indian life, both afloat and on shore, during the early part of the nineteenth century." (Reader's Digest of Books)

Reader's Digest Books

The title character of this 1834 novel is a midshipman serving aboard the HMS Torch. The episodic story follows his adventures both on land and sea. Fans of historical action fiction should find this fun. Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.\

Library Journal

"Said to rank with or surpass . . . Cooper and Marryat."  —The World's Best Books



"One of the most accurate pictures of West Indian life, both afloat and on shore, during the early part of the nineteenth century."  —Reader's Digest of Books

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