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Frank Mildmay

Or, The Naval Officer

by Frederick Marryat

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Pride is the quality Frank singles out when looking back on his childhood, even when others have credited him with better motives. Frederick Marryat's naval novel begins with this candid account of a clever, mischievous boy whose schooling encourages deception. Hunger, suspicion, and rivalry turn the care of an orchard and poultry yard into a contest over stolen food and favour with the schoolmaster's wife.

The same attention to authority carries into Frank's naval career. An examination makes him explain how to fit out a ship, navigate harbours, and respond to difficult conditions at sea. Technical knowledge shares the stage with the captains' vanity: Frank attributes his eventual success to accepting advice that he privately doubts. Another young officer's easier passage through the process exposes the advantage of family connections.

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Frederick Marryat

Frederick Marryat (1792-1848) was a British Royal Navy officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars before becoming a popular novelist. A pioneer of the sea story, he drew on his own service for rousing nautical tales and also wrote the children's classic The Children of the New Forest.

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Pages
347
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English
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