The Privateersman

The story of a privateer-turned-adventurer, Alexander Musgrave, whose exploits take him across three continents and into the arms of a beautiful young woman. His compelling adventures are the last sea story in the series written by Marryat.

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.

Product details

• Authors: Frederick Capt. Marryat, Captain Frederick Marryat, Capt. Frederick Marryat, Captain Frederick Marryat, Frederick Marryat, Frederick Capt. Marryat
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2000
• EAN: 9780935526691
• ISBN: 978-0-935526-69-1
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 381 g
• Series: Classics of Naval Fiction
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general