Frederick Marryat
English Royal Naval officer and novelist (1792–1848) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Captain Frederick Marryat CB FRS[1] (10 July 1792 – 9 August 1848)[2] was a Royal Navy officer and a novelist. He is noted today as an early pioneer of nautical fiction, particularly for his semi-autobiographical novel Mr Midshipman Easy (1836). He is remembered also for his children's novel The Children of the New Forest (1847). In addition, he developed a widely used system of maritime flag signalling, known as Marryat's Code.
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Frederick Marryat | |
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Born | (1792-07-10)10 July 1792 Westminster, London, UK |
Died | 9 August 1848(1848-08-09) (aged 56) Langham, Norfolk, UK |
Occupation | Royal Navy officer, writer, novelist |
Period | 19th century |
Genre | Sea stories and children's literature |
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