"A Brief History of Naval Fiction set in the Age of Sail 2" Topic
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| Tango01 | 05 Sep 2016 10:18 p.m. PST |
"There must be something in our psyche that draws us to the sea and ships with clouds of canvas in far off oceans. Even though you may be brought up in a city or on the land at some time in your youth someone may have bought you a book about the navies of the Napoleonic era and from that point on you are hooked and eagerly scan the shelves for more. But what are the origins and history of naval fiction…"
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Shagnasty  | 06 Sep 2016 1:47 p.m. PST |
Interesting. I did not know of the writers before Marryat. |
| Bellbottom | 06 Sep 2016 2:03 p.m. PST |
Read Mr Midshipman Easy and Masterman Ready, both by Marryat, as a boy about 10. I enjoyed them both, |
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paints brigs for the British fleet.
