Frederick Marryat
Marryat was a sea captain turned novelist who created the naval adventure story as a distinct genre, his tales of the Napoleonic wars drawn from first-hand experience. Mr Midshipman Easy and Peter Simple are his finest works.
Works
- Mr Midshipman EasyComic naval adventure of young midshipman and his crew
- Peter SimpleNaval adventure novel following midshipman Peter Simple
- Masterman ReadyAdventure novel of castaways surviving on remote island
- Frank MildmayNaval adventure novel set during Napoleonic wars
- SnarleyyowNaval adventure involving hidden treasure and pirate hunters