Mr Midshipman Easy: A Novel of the Napoleonic Wars - Softcover

Marryat, Frederick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1535386916 ISBN 13: 9781535386913

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

Mr Midshipman Easy by Frederick Marryat - Mr. Midshipman Easy is an 1836 novel by Frederick Marryat, a retired captain in the Royal Navy. The novel is set during the Napoleonic Wars, in which Marryat himself served with distinction. Easy is the son of foolish parents, who spoiled him. His father, in particular, regards himself as a philosopher, with a firm belief in the "rights of man, equality, and all that; how every person was born to inherit his share of the earth, a right at present only admitted to a certain length that is, about six feet, for we all inherit our graves, and are allowed to take possession without dispute. But no one would listen to Mr Easy's philosophy. The women would not acknowledge the rights of men, whom they declared always to be in the wrong; and, as the gentlemen who visited Mr Easy were all men of property, they could not perceive the advantages of sharing with those who had none. However, they allowed him to discuss the question, while they discussed his port wine. The wine was good, if the arguments were not, and we must take things as we find them in this world." By the time he is a teenager Easy has adopted his father's point of view, to the point where he no longer believes in private property.

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1792-1848

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1535386916
• ISBN 13: 9781535386913
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216