Project Gutenberg 2016-12-23 Public domain in the USA. 206 Hannay, David 1853 1934 Anderson, John Parker 1841 1925 Anderson, J. P. (John Parker) Anderson, John P. (John Parker) Robertson, Eric S. (Eric Sutherland) Robertson, Eric Sutherland Robertson, E. S. (Eric Sutherland) 12032766 Life of Frederick Marryat Produced by MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Life of Frederick Marryat" by David Hannay is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book details the life and career of Frederick Marryat, a notable English novelist known for his naval tales. It explores Marryat's upbringing, his experiences at sea, and his literary contributions, providing insight into the man behind works such as "Mr. Midshipman Easy" and "Frank Mildmay," which draw heavily from his naval adventures. The opening of the narrative introduces Marryat's background, highlighting his birth in Westminster and his family lineage, which includes influential figures in the world of politics and literature. It touches on his tumultuous childhood, marked by a dreary view of school life and a rebellious spirit that led him to run away to sea multiple times. Eventually, his father's decision to send him into the navy places him on a path that includes serving under the esteemed Captain Lord Cochrane on the frigate "Impérieuse". This formative period is elaborated upon, setting the stage for Marryat's later adventures that would inspire his writing career. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848 Adventure stories -- Authorship Sea stories -- Authorship PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature Category: Biographies Category: History - British 354447 2025-06-21T12:03:45.113606 text/html 334020 2024-10-23T01:32:50 text/html 164941 2025-06-21T12:03:50.684599 application/epub+zip 167581 2025-06-21T12:03:45.979610 application/epub+zip 164025 2025-06-21T12:03:45.526610 application/epub+zip 279078 2025-06-21T12:03:54.473562 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242835 2025-06-21T12:03:50.203601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239635 2022-09-24T13:16:26.400849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310976 2025-06-21T12:03:44.525632 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 290971 2024-10-23T01:32:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17837 2025-06-21T12:03:54.640572 application/rdf+xml 7896 2025-06-21T12:03:45.624666 image/jpeg 1585 2025-06-21T12:03:45.575598 image/jpeg 147606 2025-06-21T12:03:45.147604 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia