Jacob Faithful

Jacob Faithful

by Frederick Marryat

Jacob Faithful is a classic novel by Frederick Marryat, first published in 1834. The book tells the story of Jacob, a young boy who is orphaned and raised on the River Thames. Jacob is apprenticed to a wherryman, and later joins the Royal Navy. The book provides a vivid and detailed account of life on the Thames and in the Navy during the early 19th century.

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Frederick Marryat

United Kingdom

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 nautical fiction, particularly for his semi-autobiograp...

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