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MARRYAT
(Frederick, 1792-1848, Captain & Novelist, Author of 'Peter Simple' & 'Midshipman Easy')
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saying that he will have great pleasure in dining with you on Thursday next at 7 o'clock..., 1 side small 8vo., 8 Duke Street, St James, Tuesday, no date
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Captain Marryat had turned to writing in 1829, a year before he resigned his command. Based on his own exciting and gallant experiences, The Naval Officer took the public by storm. Further novels appeared in The Metropolitan, including Mr Midshipman Easy, but after living and travelling abroad, 1836-1839, Marryat longed for a commission without success. He kept on writing, turning to children's books, beginning with Masterman Ready.(1841) and including The Children of the New Forest (1847).
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