This was Marryat's navy, his world, and no one brings it to us with greater authenticity.
Description
Privateers were essentially freelance ships, sanctioned during wartime to sail and do battle on behalf of adversary governments. This tale follows Alexander Musgrave, a privateer-turned-adventurer, across three continents and into the arms of a beautiful woman.
Pages288
Released2000
LanguageEnglish
PublisherGlobe Pequot Publishing
ISBN9781590135051
SellerSimon & Schuster
Reviews
When your [Patrick] O'Brians are out, recommend Marryat.
Marryat has the power to set us in the midst of ships and men and sea and sky, all vivid, credible, authentic.
Virginia Woolf
[Marryat's] greatness is undeniable.
Joseph Conrad
