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Newton Forster; or, the Merchant Service

Frederick Marryat

The book follows the life of young Newton Forster, who aspires to be a sailor and finds himself caught up in the intricacies of maritime life, family relationships, and unforeseen challenges.

"Newton Forster; Or, The Merchant Service" by Frederick Marryat is a novel. The book follows the life of young Newton Forster, who aspires to be a sailor and finds himself caught up in the intricacies of maritime life, family relationships, and unforeseen challenges.

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And what is this new book the whole world makes such a rout about?—Oh! ’tis out of all plumb, my lord,—quite an irregular thing; not one of the angles at the four corners was a right angle. I had my rule and compasses, my lord, in my pocket.—Excellent critic!

Grant me patience, just Heaven! Of all the cants which are canted in this canting world—though the cant of hypocrites may be the worst, the cant of criticism is the most tormenting! Sterne.

What authors in general may feel upon the subject I know not, but I have discovered, since I so rashly took up my pen, that there are three portions of a novel which are extremely difficult to arrange to the satisfaction of a fastidious public.

The first is the beginning, the second the middle, and the third is the end.

The painter who, in times of yore, exposed his canvass to universal criticism, and found to his mortification that there was not a particle of his composition which had not been pronounced defective by one pseudo-critic or another, did not receive severer castigation than I have experienced from the unsolicited remarks of “damned good-natured friends.”

“I like your first and second volume,” said a tall, long-chinned, short-sighted blue, dressed in yellow, peering into my face, as if her eyes were magnifying glasses, and she was obtaining the true focus of vision, “but you fall off in your last, which is all about that nasty line-of-battle ship.”

Contents

  1. 01Volume One--Chapter One.
  2. 02Volume One--Chapter Two.
  3. 03Volume One--Chapter Three.
  4. 04Volume One--Chapter Four.
  5. 05Volume One--Chapter Five.
  6. 06Volume One--Chapter Six.
  7. 07Volume One--Chapter Seven.
  8. 08Volume One--Chapter Eight.
  9. 09Volume One--Chapter Nine.
  10. 10Volume One--Chapter Ten.
  11. 11Volume One--Chapter Eleven.
  12. 12Volume One--Chapter Twelve.
  13. 13Volume One--Chapter Thirteen.
  14. 14Volume One--Chapter Fourteen.
  15. 15Volume One--Chapter Fifteen.
  16. 16Volume One--Chapter Sixteen.
  17. 17Volume One--Chapter Seventeen.
  18. 18Volume One--Chapter Eighteen.
  19. 19End of the First Volume.
  20. 20Volume Two--Chapter One.
  21. 21Volume Two--Chapter Two.
  22. 22Volume Two--Chapter Three.
  23. 23Volume Two--Chapter Four.
  24. 24Volume Two--Chapter Five.
  25. 25Volume Two--Chapter Six.
  26. 26Volume Two--Chapter Seven.
  27. 27Volume Two--Chapter Eight.
  28. 28Volume Two--Chapter Nine.
  29. 29Volume Two--Chapter Ten.
  30. 30Volume Two--Chapter Eleven.
  31. 31Volume Two--Chapter Twelve.
  32. 32Volume Two--Chapter Thirteen.
  33. 33Volume Two--Chapter Fourteen.
  34. 34Volume Two--Chapter Fifteen.
  35. 35Volume Two--Chapter Sixteen.
  36. 36Volume Two--Chapter Seventeen.
  37. 37Volume Two--Chapter Eighteen.
  38. 38Volume Two--Chapter Nineteen.
  39. 39End of the Second Volume.
  40. 40Volume Three--Chapter One.
  41. 41Volume Three--Chapter Two.
  42. 42Volume Three--Chapter Three.
  43. 43Volume Three--Chapter Four.
  44. 44Volume Three--Chapter Five.
  45. 45Volume Three--Chapter Six.
  46. 46Volume Three--Chapter Seven.
  47. 47Volume Three--Chapter Eight.
  48. 48Volume Three--Chapter Nine.
  49. 49Volume Three--Chapter Ten.
  50. 50Volume Three--Chapter Eleven.
  51. 51Volume Three--Chapter Twelve.
  52. 52Volume Three--Chapter Thirteen.
  53. 53Volume Three--Chapter Fourteen.
  54. 54Volume Three--Chapter Fifteen.
  55. 55Volume Three--Chapter Sixteen.
  56. 56The End.

About this edition

Author
Frederick Marryat
Language
English
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Intermediate: some philosophy helps
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
467 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers

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