Newton Forster is a troubled young man who survives impressment into the Navy, imprisonment in France, and a shipwreck in the West Indies before gaining a post on British East India Company vessel bound for Asia. Forster faces a thrill a chapter-murder, insanity, press gangs, prison, pirates, treachery, and romance.

About the Author
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.

Reviews
"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



Book Information
ISBN 9780935526448
Author Frederick Capt. Marryat
Format Paperback
Page Count 342
Imprint McBooks Press
Publisher Globe Pequot Press
Weight(grams) 449g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 26mm