Background
Frederick Marryat was born on July 10, 1792, in the city of London. His father was a banker and merchant; his mother was of American descent.
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A sharply written tale of adventure on the seas, the story of The Phantom Ship will grip the reader from the outset, drawing one into the vibrant world of Captain Marryats imagination. It is the story of one Phillip Vanderdecken and his quest to release his father from an eternity spent commanding the Flying Dutchman. But it is still more than that. From the writer who inspired Herman Melville to take to the seas, this is an exciting work which combines the thrill of the narrative chase with an examination of the theme of religious tolerance, which has possibly a greater resonance today.
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An engaging adventure story set in England during the time of the Civil War when King Charles was deposed and the Roundheads were vying with the Cavaliers. The central characters are the four children of staunch Royalist Colonel Beverley killed in battle while fighting for King Charles. Through the efforts of aged forester Jacob Armitage, the children escape the burning of their ancestral home and take up residence with him in his cottage in the New Forest. As his "grandchildren" they take eagerly to the peasant life and learn to provide for themselves by using their wits. The pitfall they build to trap cattle catches more than they bargain for, leading to one adventure after another. Against all odds they deftly maneuver through the treacherous landscape of the times, eventually recovering their family estate.
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Frederick Marryat was born on July 10, 1792, in the city of London. His father was a banker and merchant; his mother was of American descent.
At the age of 14 Marryat joined the crew of a frigate under Lord Cochrane and was continuously at sea for the next nine years, on active service against Napoleonic France.
At the age of 23 he was promoted to commander, in which rank he invented a signal system which was the precursor of the international code. He was at St. Helena in 1821 when Napoleon died, and campaigned in Burma between 1823 and 1825; he was made captain and received a decoration.
He served for the duration of one commission in his new rank, and then devoted the rest of his life to literature.
Between 1829 and 1842 Marryat wrote twelve novels, of which the best are Peter Simple (1834), Jacob Faithful (1834), and Mr. Midshipman Easy (1836). Marryat also wrote five books for children, the most popular being Masterman Ready (1841) and The Children of the New Forest (1847).
He published stories and sketches and the record of a visit to the United States and Canada, made in 1837-1839. He also edited a London magazine, the Metropolitan. Marryat's importance is that, out of direct experience, he re-created in his books the atmosphere of the sailing navy and its men at a great period--that of Lord Nelson. As a seaman, he was forward-looking and urged the use of what was probably the first steamboat ever to have been active in war service.
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(Mr. Midshipman Easy By Frederick Marryat)
In 1819, Marryat married Catherine Shairp, with whom he had four sons (of whom only the youngest Frank outlived him) and seven daughters, including Florence, a prolific novelist and his biographer; Emilia, a writer of moralist adventure novels in her father's vein; and Augusta, also a writer of adventure fiction.