Japhet in Search of a Father
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By Frederick Marryat 11 Oct, 2019
Brief Extract: I soon found out that we were not only well-fed, but in every other point well treated, and I was very comfortable and happy. Mr. Brookes instructed me in the art of labeling and tying up, and in a very short time I was very expert; an ... Read more
Brief Extract: I soon found out that we were not only well-fed, but in every other point well treated, and I was very comfortable and happy. Mr. Brookes instructed me in the art of labeling and tying up, and in a very short time I was very expert; and as Timothy predicted, the rudiments were once more handed over to him. Mr. Cophagus supplied me with good clothes, but never gave me any pocket-money, and Timothy and I often lamented that we had not even a halfpenny to spend. Less
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  • 2010-09-09
  • English
  • 978-1515284208
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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