Marryat

American  

[mar-ee-uht] / ˈmær i ət /

noun

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

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Marryat British  

/ ˈmærɪət /

noun

1. 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)

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Example Sentences

One hundred years ago today, in Dundee's Marryat Hall, a pensive Winston Churchill waited for the result of an election for what he had once described as a seat for life.

From BBC

Like D'Arcy and Marryat, Butler successfully employs the physicality and blood of the vampire to explore and dismantle the historical and "biological" justifications for racial prejudice.

From Salon

Later in the century, Victorian writer Florence Marryat's "The Blood of the Vampire" introduced readers to Harriet Brandt, a psychic vampire born of a white "mad scientist" and an enslaved Creole woman.

From Salon

Marryat's book, like "The Black Vampyre," is concerned with eugenics and inheritance.

From Salon

However, Marryat portrays the vampire as a sympathetic figure, showing how upset and confused she is by her powers, challenging the preconceptions of the Victorian audience.

From Salon