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The King's Own (Classics of Naval Fiction) by Marryat, Frederick Capt. is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The King's Own (Classics of Naval Fiction) about?
After his father is hanged during the mutiny at the Nore (1797), William Seymour grows up on board a ship in the Royal Navy and later is impressed into the crew of a daring smuggler. This amusing and exciting novel blends in the classic true tale of an English captain who deliberately lost his frigate on a lee shore in order to wreck a French line-of-battle ship.
Who reads The King's Own (Classics of Naval Fiction)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Marryat, Frederick Capt.
- Publisher
- McBooks Press ; Distributed to the Book trade by Login Trade
- Published
- 1830
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780935526561
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Sea Stories
- Rating
- 3.59 / 5 (37 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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