Mr. Midshipman Easy

Captain Frederick Marryat (1792–1848) was a British Royal Navy officer, a novelist, and an early pioneer of the sea story. He is arguably most celebrated for his semi-autobiographical novel 'Mr. Midshipman Easy' (1836), which depicts the comedic adventures of Jack Easy, a young man who joins the Royal Navy and learns about life at sea, discipline, and the social order. Marryat's literary style mer...