The Privateersman, by Captain Marryat
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The Privateersman, by Captain Marryat- Published on: 2015-05-22
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .33" w x 6.00" l, .45 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 146 pages
Review ". . . [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, authentic." -- Virginia Woolf"This was Marryat's navy, his world, and no one brings it to us with greater authenticity." -- Review"When your [Patrick] O'Brians are out, recommend Marryat." -- Library Journal
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.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful. One of Marryat's better novels... By D. Kwong This was Marryat's last novel. He died a few years after it's publication and while not a rousing farewell piece, it is a more than diverting read. Unlike his prior novels, Privateersman is written as a first person narrative from the hero's perspective. Some may find this disconcerting, but I found it grew on me after a few chapters. All the standard Marryat archetypes are present: the young hero with an aristocratic background; the potential inheritance; the girl he must overcome great odds to marry, etc. The one significant difference, is that the hero does not serve in the Royal Navy, but as a sailor on a Letter of Marque (aka Privateer) a privately owned warship given government sanction to commit acts of piracy against enemy nations. The first third of the book accounts for the hero's adventures serving on board a privateer. The second third has him trying to leave this less-than-honorable lifestyle in favor of an honest living and finding circumstances against him. By now, our hero has been falsely imprisoned, stranded thousands of miles from home, and without a ship. The last portion of the book covers the hero's oddyssian endeavours to return home to the girl he loves. Overall, I'd rate this book a little higher than the jocular Midshipman Easy, but somewhat below my all-time favorite Marryat novel, Peter Simple.Newcomers to Marryat, should be forewarned that some of his racial depictions are more indicative of the political correctiveness of the mid-nineteenth century as opposed to today's cautious norms. His characterizations of blacks, in particular, while not lacking in nobility, rarely rise beyond that of the pickaninny. It is understandable (ala Huck Finn), considering the times, but some may find it uncomfortable to read.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. By no means the best of Marryat.... By David S. Cutler The previous reviewer has set out the plot--such as it is--of this book, and I do not wish to repeat it. I would describe the book as a real,old potboiler. I have just finished recording it, and I must say that a great deal of the narrative is tedious in the extreme: the dialogue is very stilted by modern standards of verisimilitude: and the succession of coincidences that enable our priggish hero to escape from slavery,forced marriage,burning at the stake,being hanged as a pirate,or hung drawn and quartered as a traitor--all these simply defy belief. And since the narration is in the first person, one knows all along that the narrator will escape--it is just a question of which far-fetched coincidence will save him this time. Nor do I think the sea-battles are up to snuff in comparison with other Marryat books. No doubt the book appealed to audiences at the time it was written--but we no longer have much sympathy with a hero who is unflinchingly brave when facing the prospect of horrible torture, unshakeably faithful to his dearest love when offered a comely Indian princess, and much comforted by his endless study of the Bible, especailly when this hero is always spouting off sentiments in sentences that could have been crafted by Samuel Johnson or Gibbon.If you are a true Marryat fan, and like this particular genre--then buy The Privateersman. But as the previous reviewer suggested, many of the other Marryat books are much better.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five Stars By William A Hanes I liked it.
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