Marryat

[ mar-ee-uht ]

noun

1. Frederick, 1792–1848, English naval officer and novelist.

Marryat

/ ˈmærɪət /

noun

1. MarryatFrederick17921848MEnglishWRITING: novelistMILITARY: naval officer Frederick, known as Captain Marryat. 1792–1848, English novelist and naval officer; author of novels of sea life, such as Mr Midshipman Easy (1836), and children's stories, such as The Children of the New Forest (1847)

Example Sentences

Marryat gives us in “Peter Simple” a vivid and convincing picture of the sailor going to Portsmouth to rejoin his ship.

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Captain Marryat having been promoted into the Tees, happily for himself, left the expedition.

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Nor were high jinks and special naval matters by any means Marryat's only province.

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Many a boy has gone to sea and become a rover for life under the influence of Marryat's novels.

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Marryat brought ripe experience and unimpaired vivacity to his work when he began to write novels.

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