Mr. Midshipman Easy
A Fiction, Historical, Adventure book. here I am, after having been a warrior and a prince, cook, steward and everything else,...
A timelesss tale of a midshipman's rise in Nelson's navy.Widely regarded as Marryat's best work, Mr. Midshipman Easy is based on the author's adventures sailing with Lord Thomas Cochrane. This classic seafaring tale is a fascinating account of naval life and warfare, of French prisons and love affairs, and of the midshipman's berth. Marryat's ready wit, unforgettable characters, and true-to-life details have earned him praise from Conrad, Hemingway, and Ford Madox Ford, who called him "the greatest of English novelists."
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- Pages: 360 pages
- ISBN: 9781404353879 / 1404353879
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here I am, after having been a warrior and a prince, cook, steward and everything else, boiling kettle for de young gentlemen. Frederick Marryat, Mr. Midshipman Easy // Philosophy is said to console a man under disappointment, although Shakespeare asserts that it is no remedy for a toothache; so Mr Easy turned philosopher, the very best profession a man can take up who is fit for nothing else. Frederick Marryat, Mr. Midshipman Easy // Thus did Jack Easy make the best use that he could of his strength, and become, as it were, the champion and security Frederick Marryat, Mr. Midshipman Easy //
This is a fictionalized story of Marryats own experience in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic era. Obviously, this is right up my alley. Regrettably, though, I did not enjoy Marryats work nearly so much as the Horatio Hornblower books by C.S. Forester. Marryat actually lived during the time period, while Forester lived about... I know this is supposed to be Marryat's best work, and I also realize that the problems I had with it were because of where and when it was wrtten, but I found large parts of this book regpugnant. The adventures are pretty well written, although they presuppose a far greater understanding of sailing than I have, so many passages now... For lovers of the Hornblower series this is a must read. I was surprised to find that for a novel written in 1848 it was such an easy read. No pun intended. As was the style of the time some passages were overlong and it may have been a better novel as three or four shorter novels, but that is the way of the modern novel. A public domain...
