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The Universal Code of Signals for the Mercantile Marine of All Nations is a book written by Frederick Marryat in 1854. The book contains a comprehensive guide to the use of signals for communication between ships, covering a wide range of topics such as navigation, safety, and commerce. It includes a system of geometrical signals, which can be used to convey messages quickly and efficiently, as well as a selection of sentences adapted for convoys. The book is aimed at sailors and merchants who are involved in international trade and commerce, and provides them with a common language for communication at sea. The Universal Code of Signals is an important historical document that reflects the development of maritime communication in the mid-19th century, and is still relevant today for those involved in the shipping industry.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Captain Frederick Marryat (an early innovator of the sea story) was a British Royal Navy Officer and novelist. He gained the Royal Human Society's gold medal for bravery, before leaving the services in 1830 to write books. He is mainly remembered for his stories of the sea, many written from his own experiences. He started a series of adventure novels marked by a brilliant, direct narrative style and an absolute fund of incident and fun. These have The King's Own (1830), Peter Simple (1834), and Mr. Midshipman Easy (1836). He also created a number of children's books, among which The Children of the New Forest (1847), a story of the English Civil Wars is a classic of children literature. A Life and Letters was processed by his daughter Florence (1872). He is recognized also for a broadly used system of maritime flag signalling known as Marryat's Code. Familiar for his adventurous novels, his works are known for their representation of deep family bonds and social structure beside naval action. Marryat died in 1848 at the age of fifty.
