Newton Forster: Or, The Merchant Service

Frederick Marryat

George Routledge and Sons, 1873 - Biography & Autobiography - 356 pages

Contents

• Section 1: 6
• Section 2: 9
• Section 3: 11
• Section 4: 13
• Section 5: 28
• Section 6: 42
• Section 7: 50
• Section 8: 54
• Section 9: 59
• Section 10: 64
• Section 11: 73
• Section 12: 80
• Section 13: 90
• Section 14: 113
• Section 15: 118
• Section 16: 123
• Section 17: 149
• Section 18: 153
• Section 19: 158
• Section 20: 161
• Section 21: 168
• Section 22: 172
• Section 23: 188
• Section 24: 198
• Section 25: 225
• Section 26: 261
• Section 27: 274
• Section 28: 281
• Section 29: 314
• Section 30: 341

About the author

Frederick Marryat was born on July 10, 1792 in London, England. He entered the Royal Navy at the age of 14 and served with distinction in many parts of the world before retiring in 1830 with the rank of captain. From 1832 to 1835, he edited the Metropolitan Magazine. His first novel, The Naval Officer, was published in 1829. His other adult novels include Mr. Midshipman Easy, The Kings Own, Newton Forster, Peter Simple, Jacob Faithful, and The Phantom Ship. He also wrote a number of children's books including Masterman Ready, Settlers in Canada, The Mission, The Children of the New Forest, and The Little Savages. He travelled in Canada and the United States from 1837 to 1839. Afterward, he recorded his impressions in A Diary in America. He died on August 9, 1848.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Newton Forster: Or, The Merchant Service; Marryat's Novels; Marryatt's works; Uniform edition of Captain Marryatt's noves
• Author: Frederick Marryat
• Publisher: George Routledge and Sons, 1873
• Original from: the University of Virginia
• Digitized: Oct 26, 2010
• ISBN: 1414239920, 9781414239927
• Length: 356 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; Fiction / Historical / General; Fiction / Romance / Suspense; Fiction / Sea Stories