Newton Forster or The Merchant Service

By:

Frederick Marryat

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Classics of Naval Fiction

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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 the British East India Company vessel bound for Asia. Forster faces a thrill a chapter-murder, insanity, press gangs, prisons, pirates, treachery, and romance! Marryat's non-stop action and wry wit combine to create an immensely entertaining blend of sea story and farce.

Author Biography:

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.

Release date NZ

March 1st, 1998

Author

Frederick Marryat

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

342

Series

Classics of Naval Fiction

Dimensions

140x216x26

ISBN-13

9780935526448

Product ID

1862388

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