Prefatory Note
THE PHANTOM SHIP is the most notable of the
three novels constructed by Marryat on an historic
basis, and like its predecessor in the same category,
Snarleyyow, depends largely for its ...
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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. Marr...
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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). Follow...
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The Phantom Ship
Frederick Marryat