[Gutenberg 21577] • Peter Simple

[Gutenberg 21577] • Peter Simple
Authors
Marryat, Frederick
Publisher
Holt Paperbacks
Tags
adventure , midshipmen -- fiction , classics
ISBN
9780805055658
Date
1834-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.39 MB
Lang
en
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In this seminal story of naval life during the Napoleonic War, Frederick Murrayat's young hero embarks upon a life at sea and finds it be a rough school indeed. Simple's trials and triumphs, alongside his faithful mentor, Terence O'Brien, Mirror Marryat's personal experience, from the hand-to-hand combat of cutting-out missions to the devastating hurricane off St. Pierre and the mutiny aboard the "Rattlesnake". "Peter Simple" is a towering tale from the great age of sail, filled with keen wit, vivid characters, and gripping adventure.