“Through binoculars and telescopes we saw huge open jaws with a dozen rows of sharp fangs and huge eyes on the sides. His head rose above the water no less t...

Purely English humor, an entertaining plot, and an excellent knowledge of maritime life distinguish the novels of F. Marriet (1792–1848). “Midshipman Easy,” ...

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The novel “Pirate” tells the story of two twin brothers, whom fate separated in infancy. One of the brothers grew up in an aristocratic family, the other on ...

A young Englishman, a graduate of a maritime school, Newton Forster receives an invitation from a large trading company to become the captain of a merchant s...

“The Ghost Ship” (1837–1839) by the English writer, naval officer and traveler, classic of adventure prose Frederick Marryat, who became famous under the pse...

The heroes of Frederick Marryat's novel, by force of circumstance, find themselves in yet undeveloped areas of the Pacific coast of North America. Dangerous ...

The novel "The Poacher" tells the story of young Joseph Rochebrooke, unjustly accused of premeditated murder. The young man had to leave his parents' house, ...

Frederick Marryat is an English writer, navigator and traveler. Here is a world-famous book by the writer, which is being published in Russian for the first ...

The hero of the novel “One Hundred Years Ago” is a young man Alexander Mesgrev, who linked his fate with the sea. Expelled from his parents' home at the age ...