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The Privateer's-Man, One hundred Years Ago

By Frederick Marryat

2019-10-11 18:14:43

Brief Extract: They say that in every man’s life, however, obscure his position may be, there would be a moral found, were it truly told. I think, Madam, when you have perused what I am about to write, you will agree with me, that, from my history, ... Read more
Brief Extract: They say that in every man’s life, however, obscure his position may be, there would be a moral found, were it truly told. I think, Madam, when you have perused what I am about to write, you will agree with me, that, from my history, both old and young may gather profit, and, I trust, if ever it should be made public, that, by divine permission, such may be the result. Without further preface, I shall commence with a narrative of my cruise off Hispaniola, in the Revenge privateer. Less

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File size268.945 KB
Print pages202
PublisherPublic Domain Book
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1523299362
Captain Frederick Marryat CB FRS (10 July 1792 – 9 August 1848) was a Royal Navy officer, a novelist, and an acquaintance of Charles Dickens. He is noted today as an early pioneer of the sea story, ...

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