19th century adventure novel, set at sea.

Best-known adventure novel by Captain Marryat.

19th century adventure novel, set in London.

19th century adventure novel set in the time of King William and Queen Mary.

Stories reminiscent of The Arabian Nights.

Adventure novel, first published in 1834.

Among the few subjects which are still left at the disposal of the duly-gifted writer of romance is the Pirate. Not but that many have written of pirates. Defoe, after preparing the ground by a pamphlet story on the historic Captain Avery, wrote The Life, Adventures, and Piracies of Captain Singleton. Sir Walter Scott made use in somewhat the same fashion of the equally historic Gow—that is to say, his pirate bears about the same relation to the marauder who was suppressed by James Laing, ...

In "Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet," readers follow the journey of Monsieur Violet, a Frenchman, as he embarks on various adventures across different continents. The novel likely takes readers through a series of escapades, encounters with different cultures, and perilous situations that Monsieur Violet navigates with wit, courage, and resourcefulness.As with many of Marryat's works, "Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet" is characterized by its vivid descriptions, engaging...

Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels of Frederick Marryatwhich areThe Children of the New Forest and The Phantom Ship. Captain Frederick Marryat was a Royal Navy officer, a novelist, and an acquaintance of Charles Dickens. He is noted today as an early pioneer of the sea story, and for a widely used system of maritime flag signalling, known as Marryat'...

An exciting adventure indeed as the Seagrave family, en route to Australia, are shipwrecked and become castaways on a desert tropical island. Thankfully Masterman Ready, a good man to have in a crisis, is on hand to build shelter and solve the many problems they encounter—to build a fish pool, catch turtles and how to cultivate the available resources.Ready, a man of great practical experience and a history laden with much to regret is also qualified to dispense moral advice to the...

On the passenger ship Pandora, long sea days turn into a crucible of gossip, flirtation, and buried scandal. Florence Marryat's Victorian novel Driven to Bay follows travelers whose forced closeness exposes secrets as the vessel pushes toward warmer latitudes and, eventually, the long western route south of the Cape of Good Hope. In this floating society, every glance matters and every heart seems at risk. Maggie Greet, witty but haunted by a shameful past, finds herself drawn into a tende...

"The Hampstead Mystery "is a gripping detective novel written by Florence Marryat. Set in the late 19th century, the story revolves around a baffling murder case and the relentless pursuit of justice by a determined detective. The novel begins with the discovery of a shocking crime in the peaceful suburb of Hampstead, London. A wealthy and influential gentleman named Mr. Lockhart is found dead under suspicious circumstances, leaving the community in shock and the local police puzzled. The ...