Frederick Marryat
Birth date: July 10, 1792
Died: August 09, 1848
Frederick Marryat's Books
A hundred years ago, this was considered a children's classic. It tells the story of the Seagrave family who are ship wrecked on a south sea island along with a wizened old sailor, Masterman Ready. That sounds like it might be a gripping story, but it's not. It switches between didactic lessons rega...
Sorry book but this isn't going to work. I've read about a quarter and just could not bring myself to care about the characters or where the plot is going. I did have to grin a few times while reading it but the majoritiy of the jokes where based on how stupid and divorced from reality Jack is and I...
This was one of the first classics I ever read by myself. I remember rereading it at age 11 so I can't have been more than 9-10 when I read it first. It's a classic in the true sense as it easily stands the test of time, and I enjoyed it just as much this time as I remembered doing back then.
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