The complete online text of The Mission by Frederick Marryat.

Frederick Marryat was almost fifty and had long completed the work for which he must have imagined he would be remembered when he wrote his first book for children, Masterman Ready (1841-1842). Following a distinguished career of more than twenty years i...

It has been the fate of very few British writers to have their effigies burned on the streets of New York; it may well be that Captain Frederick Marryat is the only one to whom this has happened. Marryat had arrived in New York early in May 1837 and stay...

You want to help out. You want to do more for the world, make an impact on somebody's life. So what can you do? Well, there's always mission trips. You can see another part of the country -- or the world. You can...

The progression of "Missions" I, II and III: 'MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE' Director: Brian De Palma ("Scarface," "The Untouchables,") Premise: Someone has killed all but two members of Ethan Hunt's IMF team, and the superspy must go deep undercover to find out who did it and...

A Japanese navy destroyer departed Thursday to resume the country's anti-terror mission in the Indian Ocean after a divisive battle in parliament caused a three-month suspension.The destroyer Murasame left this port south of Tokyo, to be joined later by a tanker. The ships' refueling mission,...