Fawn M. Brodie
American historian and biographer
Captain Frederick Marryat was a Royal Navy officer and a novelist. He is noted today as an early pioneer of nautical fiction, particularly for his semi-autobiographical novel Mr Midshipman Easy (1836).
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Family Info
Siblings
Joseph Marryat
Fanny Bury Palliser
Charles Marryat
Spouses
Catherine Shairp
Children
Frank Marryat
Augusta Marryat
Florence Marryat
Emilia Marryat
Cecil Marryat Norris
Blanche Marryat
About the Frederick Marryat
Captain Frederick Marryat was a Royal Navy officer and a novelist. He is noted today as an early pioneer of nautical fiction, particularly for his semi-autobiographical novel Mr Midshipman Easy (1836). He is remembered also for his children’s novel The Children of the New Forest (1847). In addition, he developed a widely used system of maritime flag signalling, known as Marryat’s Code.