The only one of Marryat's books that I have ever been able to get my hands on is Children of the New Forest, his historical novel set during the English Civil war.
I would dearly like to get my hands on some of his naval stuff, because I know he lived it, and all I can say is that they would be fascinating to read because of that - he wouldn't have needed to research things in the same way as a modern author writing historical naval fiction.
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Date: 2012-02-10 06:36 pm (UTC)I would dearly like to get my hands on some of his naval stuff, because I know he lived it, and all I can say is that they would be fascinating to read because of that - he wouldn't have needed to research things in the same way as a modern author writing historical naval fiction.