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Long Lake, MN 55356--An independent bookseller specializing in fiction and non-fiction for the age of sailing.
 Revised:  12 January, 2006 		A Sea Room Nautical Series.  

Frederick Marryat

One of our few nautical authors who wrote about the Napoleonic sea wars but was not writing historical fiction: he sailed with Nelson.  Marryat may have written about the same historic events that contemporary authors write about, but his authenticity of details commands our attention. Marryat's books are never dated in their adventures though the language may remind you how authentic POB managed to get the dialog in his series.

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Contents copyrighted 2001, John L. Berg
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In Series Order In Alphabetic Order
Mr. Midshipman Easy
Mr. Midshipman Easy
Frank Mildmay Or The Naval Officer
Peter Simple
Percival Keene
Percival Keene
Newton Forster or The Merchant Service
Peter Simple
King's Own; The
Privateersman; The
Snarleyyow or The Dog Fiend
Phantom Ship; The
[B00489] Frank Mildmay Or The Naval Officer by Frederick Marryat,
--Vivid, partly autobiographical naval adventures of a rogue and rascal as he works his way up the ranks of the 19th century Royal Navy. Authentic, credible. P, Book Number B00489. List price $13.95, your price $11.85 Go to top.
[B00663] King's Own; The by Frederick Marryat,
--Exciting tale of adventue, priacy, naval battles and the 1797 Nore uprising as experienced by the Royal Navy. P, Book Number B00663. List price $15.95, your price $13.55 Go to top.
[B00490] Mr. Midshipman Easy by Frederick Marryat,
--Rolicking sea adventure set in the time of the Napoleonic wars written by a Royal Navy officer who was there and who survived more than fifty naval battles. Vivid, authentic detailed writing. By Capt. Frederick Marryatt. The coming-of-age story of a naive but intelligent and courageous midshipman during the Age of Sail. Probably the first novel about Nelson's Navy after Nelson's Navy. The author's first hand knowledge has made him a frequent source, reference, and anthology selection. P, Book Number B00490. List price $13.95, your price $11.85 Go to top.
[B00102] Mr. Midshipman Easy by Frederick Marryat,
--Rollicking sea adventure set in the time of the Napoleonic wars written by a Royal Navy officer who was there and who survived more than fifty naval battles. Vivid, authentic detail, writing by Capt. Frederick Marryatt, introduction by Evan L. Davies, 1990, 472 pages, Notes, bibliography. The coming-of-age story of a naive but intelligent and courageous midshipman during the Age of Sail. Probably the first novel about Nelson's Navy after Nelson's Navy. The author's first hand knowledge has made him a frequent source, reference, and anthology selection. H, Book Number B00102. List price $34.95, your price $34.95 Go to top.
[B00515] Newton Forster or The Merchant Service by Frederick Marryat,
--Newton Forster is a troubled young man who survives impressment into the Navy, imprisonment in France, and a shipwreck in the West Indies before gaining a post on a British East India Company vessel bound for Asia. Forster faces a thrill a chapter-murder, insanity, press gangs, prison, pirates, treachery, and romance! Marryat's non-stop action and wry wit combine to create an immensely entertaining blend of sea story and farce. P, Book Number B00515. List price $13.95, your price $11.85 Go to top.
[B00667] Percival Keene by Frederick Marryat,
--The classic novel that gave rise to the seafaring literary tradition. Before Patrick O'Brian, before C. S. Forester, there was Frederick Marryat. His novels defined the genre and were admired by literary luminaries as diverse as Conrad, Woolf, and Hemingway. Peter Simple, the story of a young naif in Nelson's navy, is Marryat's signature work. Marked by memorable characters, a comic edge, and the kind of unerring detail that comes only from first-hand experience, this is a true masterpiece of the Golden Age of Sail. Frederick Marryat (1792-1848) actually lived the life of a sailor and fighting captain in the Royal Navy. Such was the acclaim upon publication of Peter Simple that he gave up his commission to become a full-time writer. P, Book Number B00667. List price $15.00, your price $12.75 Go to top.
[B00378] Peter Simple by Frederick Marryat,
--The classic novel that started the seafaring literary tradition. Autho spins a memorable tale, laced with authentic detail and a comic edge, of a youn lad in Nelson's navy. P, Book Number B00378. List price $15.00, your price $11.25 Go to top.
[B00469] Peter Simple by Frederick Marryat,
--The classic novel that started the seafaring literary tradition. Autho spins a memorable tale, laced with authentic detail and a comic edge, of a youn lad in Nelson's navy. H, Book Number B00469. List price $30.00, your price $22.50 Go to top.
[B00866] Phantom Ship; The by Frederick Marryat,
--The tale of Philip Vanderdecken and his search for the legendary Flying Dutchman, her ghostly crew and captain who was Philip's father. P, Book Number B00866. List price $14.95, your price $12.70 Go to top.
[B00800] Privateersman; The by Frederick Marryat,
--The story of Alexander Musgrave, privater-turned-adventurer, whose exploits take him across three continents and the arms of a beautiful young woman. His compelling adventures make up the last sea story in the extensive series written by Marryat. P, Book Number B00800. List price $15.95, your price $13.55 Go to top.
[B00801] Snarleyyow or The Dog Fiend by Frederick Marryat,
-- P, Book Number B00801. List price $16.95, your price $14.40 Go to top.  A captain and his dog.
 
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