Classics of Naval Fiction – serie

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Mr Midshipman Easy
AvFrederick Capt. Marryat
Häftad, Engelska, 1997
292 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
A rollicking sea adventure, set in the time of the Napoleonic Wars, this book follows the escapades of a young midshipman who enters the King's service with some ideas that run badly afoul of the standards of naval discipline!
Newton Forster or The Merchant Service
AvFrederick Marryat
Häftad, Engelska, 1998
292 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Newton Forster is a troubled young man who survives impressment into the Navy, imprisonment in France, and a shipwreck in the West Indies before gaining a post on British East India Company vessel bound for Asia. Forster faces a thrill a chapter—murder, insanity, press gangs, prison, pirates, treachery, and romance.
Captain Blood
AvRafael Sabatini
Häftad, Engelska, 1998
255 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Peter Blood, a physician and an English gentleman becomes a pirate after suffering a grave injustice. Barely escaping the gallows after his arrest for treating wounded rebels—who were fighting the oppressive King James—Blood is enslaved on a Barbados plantation. He escapes to Tortuga and becomes the leader of a colony of buccaneers.
Tom Cringle's Log
AvMichael Scott
Häftad, Engelska, 1998
341 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
At thirteen, Tom Cringle enters the Royal Navy as a midshipman. Assigned at first to service in home water, Tom is soon transferred to the exotic Caribbean where war, piracy, smuggling, and slave running are the order of the day.
Wreck of the Grosvenor
AvW. Clark Russell
Häftad, Engelska, 1998
274 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
A brutal sea captain, an inhuman chief mate, and an indignant crew set out to sea together—an obvious equation for disaster. This is the gripping tale of this voyage, and of Mr. Royle, the mild second mate who rises to the occasion, overcoming mutiny and shipwreck in an attempt to save the lives of two innocent civilians.
King's Own
AvFrederick Capt. Marryat
Häftad, Engelska, 1999
292 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
William Seymour grows up on shipboard in the Royal Navy, after his father is hanged during the mutiny at the Nore (1797), and later, he is impressed into the crew of a daring smuggler. This amusing and exciting novel blends in the classic true tale of an English captain who deliberately lost his frigate on a lee shore, in order to wreck a French line-of-battle ship.
Snarleyyow or the Dog Fiend
AvFrederick Capt. Marryat
Häftad, Engelska, 1999
292 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Set in 1699 and framed around the Jacobite (supporters of the overthrown king, James II) conspiracies of the time, Lieutenant Cornelius Vanslyperken is the greedy and treacherous commander of a small vessel that hunts for smugglers in the English Channel. Snarleyyow is his "indestructible" dog.
Privateersman
AvFrederick Marryat
Häftad, Engelska, 2000
253 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Privateers were essentially freelance ships, sanctioned during wartime to sail and do battle on behalf of adversary governments, and this tale follows Alexander Musgrave, a privateer-turned-adventurer, across three continents and into the arms of a beautiful woman.
Del 6 - Classics of Naval Fiction
Pasha of Many Tales
The Models of Captain Marryat
AvFrederick Marryat
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
186 kr
Kommande
Del 16 - Classics of Naval Fiction
Percival Keene
The Models of Captain Marryat
AvFrederick Marryat
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
186 kr
Kommande
Peter Simple and the Three Cutters
The Models of Captain Marryat
AvFrederick Capt. Marryat
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
186 kr
Kommande
Del 17 - Classics of Naval Fiction
Monsieur Violet
The Models of Captain Marryat
AvFrederick Capt. Marryat
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
262 kr
Kommande
Monsieur Violet is a part of Frederick Marryat’s collection of adventure novels, beloved by the likes of Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway. Marryat was a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic Wars, but retired to research and writing after the wars’ end in 1815. He wrote dozens of novels, plays, short stories and essays inspired by his naval experiences. Originally published in 1843 and then re released in 1896, Monsieur Violet reads like a journal and documents a French man's experiences and adventures exploring the western portion of what is now the United States and his interactions with the native population.
Del 20 - Classics of Naval Fiction
Settlers in Canada
The Models of Captain Marryat
AvFrederick Capt. Marryat
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
259 kr
Kommande
The Settlers in Canada is a part of Frederick Marryat’s collection of adventure novels, beloved by the likes of Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway. Marryat was a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic Wars, but retired to research and writing after the wars’ end in 1815. He wrote dozens of novels, plays, short stories and essays inspired by his naval experiences. Originally published in 1844 and re released in 1896, The Settlers in Canada follows and English family's move to Canada in 1794 and their experience navigating the perils of this foreign wilderness.
Del 24 - Classics of Naval Fiction
Valerie
The Models of Captain Marryat
AvFrederick Capt. Marryat
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
259 kr
Kommande
Valerie is a part of Frederick Marryat’s collection of adventure novels, beloved by the likes of Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway. Marryat was a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic Wars, but retired to research and writing after the wars’ end in 1815. He wrote dozens of novels, plays, short stories and essays inspired by his naval experiences. Originally published posthumously in 1848 and re released in 1896, Valerie is the confessions of a young French woman, following her coming of age and entrance into the adult world at 17 years old.
Del 15 - Classics of Naval Fiction
Joseph Rushbrook or The Poacher
The Models of Captain Marryat
AvFrederick Capt. Marryat
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
259 kr
Kommande
Joseph Rushbrook or The Poacher is a part of Frederick Marryat’s collection of adventure novels, beloved by the likes of Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway. Marryat was a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic Wars, but retired to research and writing after the wars’ end in 1815. He wrote dozens of novels, plays, short stories and essays inspired by his naval experiences. Originally published in 1841 and then re released in 1896, Joseph Rushbrook or The Poacher is a glimpse into the life of an assistant poacher and follows his travels and experiences working various jobs in new places.
Del 9 - Classics of Naval Fiction
Pasha of Many Tales
The Three Cutters
AvFrederick Capt. Marryat
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
259 kr
Kommande
About the East and its people in power, how people go about obtain power. The book is a chronicle of different observations.
Del 5 - Classics of Naval Fiction
Jacob Faithful
AvFrederick Capt. Marryat
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
259 kr
Kommande
Jacob Faithful is a part of Frederick Marryat’s collection of adventure novels, beloved by the likes of Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway. Marryat was a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic Wars, but retired to research and writing after the wars’ end in 1815. He wrote dozens of novels, plays, short stories and essays inspired by his naval experiences. Originally published in 1834, Jacob Faithful tells a young man's coming of age, life on the river, education, adventures, and romances.
Del 8 - Classics of Naval Fiction
Japhet, In Search of a Father
The Models of Captain Marryat
AvFrederick Capt. Marryat
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
259 kr
Kommande
Japhet, in Search of a Father is a part of Frederick Marryat’s collection of adventure novels, beloved by the likes of Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway. Marryat was a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic Wars, but retired to research and writing after the wars’ end in 1815. He wrote dozens of novels, plays, short stories and essays inspired by his naval experiences. Originally published in 1836 and then re released in 1896, Japhet, in Search of a Father follows Japhet, a young man who knows nothing about his parents or birth, and his change of fortune and bad luck as he journeys through the class obsessed England and Ireland.
Del 21 - Classics of Naval Fiction
Mission or Scenes in Africa
The Models of Captain Marryat
AvFrederick Capt. Marryat
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
262 kr
Kommande
The Mission or Scenes in Africa is a part of Frederick Marryat’s collection of adventure novels, beloved by the likes of Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway. Marryat was a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic Wars, but retired to research and writing after the wars’ end in 1815. He wrote dozens of novels, plays, short stories and essays inspired by his naval experiences. Originally published in 1845 and re released in 1896, The Mission or Scenes in Africa is the story of three English men's perilous adventures during their journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Northern Africa. The three men document their observations and descriptions of African landscape and animals. The book also touches on the settlement of the Cape.
Del 23 - Classics of Naval Fiction
Little Savage
The Models of Captain Marryat
AvFrederick Capt. Marryat
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
259 kr
Kommande
The Little Savage is a part of Frederick Marryat’s collection of adventure novels, beloved by the likes of Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway. Marryat was a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic Wars, but retired to research and writing after the wars’ end in 1815. He wrote dozens of novels, plays, short stories and essays inspired by his naval experiences. Originally published posthumously in 1848 and then re released in 1896, The Little Savage is about Frank, a young boy who has been stranded on a desert island with his father's murderer. Growing up on the island away from civilization and receiving brutal treatment from the murderer, Jackson, Frank acts like a "savage". The book follows Frank's overthrow of Jackson and his experience becoming civilized.
Ship
Her Story
AvW. Clark Russell
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
259 kr
Kommande
After serving for 8 years in the United Kingdom’s Merchant Navy, W. Clark Russell turned to writing and is now well known for his novels revolving around life at sea. The Ship-Her Story is one of his later works and was republished in 1899 with the permission of the proprietor of the Pall Mall Magazine. The book is full of anecdotes about important historical ships ranging from the Flying Dutchman to The Confederate Cruiser `Alabama” and features delightful penciled drawings by Seppings Wright. Informational and sometimes humorous, The Ship-Her Story is a lively ode to what Russell calls “the most beautiful and sentient expression of the handiwork of man— the sailing-ship.”
Peter Simple and the Three Cutters
The Models of Captain Marryat
AvFrederick Capt. Marryat
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
185 kr
Kommande
Del 11 - Classics of Naval Fiction
Olla Podrida
The Models of Captain Marryat
AvFrederick Capt. Marryat
Häftad, Engelska, 2021
259 kr
Kommande
Olla Podrida is a part of Frederick Marryat’s collection of adventure novels, beloved by the likes of Mark Twain and Ernest Hemingway. Marryat was a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic Wars, but retired to research and writing after the wars’ end in 1815. He wrote dozens of novels, plays, short stories and essays inspired by his naval experiences. Originally published in 1840 and then re released in 1896, Olla Podrida is a collection of plays, scenes, and short stories including The Monk of Seville, How to Write a Fashionable Novel, and The Fairy's Wand.

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Classics of Naval Fiction – serie

Mr Midshipman Easy

Newton Forster or The Merchant Service

Captain Blood

Tom Cringle's Log

Wreck of the Grosvenor

King's Own

Snarleyyow or the Dog Fiend

Privateersman

Pasha of Many Tales

Percival Keene

Peter Simple and the Three Cutters

Monsieur Violet

Settlers in Canada

Valerie

Joseph Rushbrook or The Poacher

Pasha of Many Tales

Jacob Faithful

Japhet, In Search of a Father

Mission or Scenes in Africa

Little Savage

Ship

Peter Simple and the Three Cutters

Olla Podrida

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