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[Marryat's] greatness is undeniable.--Joseph Conrad Marryat has the power to set us in the midst of ships and men and sea and sky, all vivid, credible, authentic.--Virginia Woolf This was Marryat's navy, his world, and no one brings it to us with greater authenticity.--Alexander Kent When your [Patrick] O'Brians are out, recommend Marryat.-- Library Journal

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Captain Frederick Marryat (1792–1848) was an actual 19th-century British naval hero who lived a saga worthy of the novels of C.S. Forester and Patrick O'Brian. He survived fifty naval battles on the crack frigate Imperieuse under Lord Cochrane—the real-life model for Horatio Hornblower and Jack Aubrey. In addition to plenty of cannonfire, battle strategy, peril, and passion—liberally sprinkled with wit and fine turns of phrase—Marryat's real-life naval experiences lend his novels a truly remarkable authenticity.

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