Frederick ('capt') Marryat
Male : Novelist, Draughtsman and Caricaturist. Died of Haemoptysis
Nationality : English
Place of Birth : Westminster, London
Date of Birth : 1792 Date of Death : 1848 Age : 56
Pseudonyms : Mr Honeycomb
Other Work : Captain in the Royal Navy
1818-1825
A Code of Signals for the Use of Vessels Employed in the Merchant Service
(1818 J M Richardson)
Suggestions for the Abolition of the Present System of Impressment in the
Naval Service (1822 Richardson) - 64pp pamphlet
Birman Empire : Views taken at and Near Rangoon (1825-6 Kingsbury & Co/Thomas Clay)
1826-1835
The Naval Officer, or Scenes & Adventures in the Life of Frank Mildmay
(1829 Colburn) - 3 vols. Anon
The King's Own (1830 Colburn & Bentley) - by the author of "The Naval Officer". 3 vols
Newton Forster, or The Merchant Service (1832 James Cochrane) - 3 vols. Anon
Peter Simple (1834 Saunders & Otley) (1834 2nd Ed) - 3 vols. Anon
Jacob Faithful (1834 S & O) (1837 S & O - R W Buss ) - 3 vols
The Pacha of Many Tales (1835 Saunders & Otley) - 3 vols. Anon
1836-1838
The Pirate and The Three Cutters (1836 Longmans Green) - 2 novellas,
one vol (1836 Collins NY) - Clarkson Stanfield
Japhet in Search of a Father (1836 S & O) - 3 vols
Mr Midshipman Easy (1836 S & O) - 3 vols
[Filmed in 1935]
Rattlin' the Reefer (1836 Richard Bentley) - 3 vols. By Edward Howard. Ed by Marryat
[Wrongly attributed to Marryat]
The Floral Telegraph, or Affection's Signals (1836 Saunders & Otley) - by Mr Honeycomb
[Wrongly attributed to Marryat]
Snarleyyow, or the Dog Fiend (1837 Colburn) - 3 vols
Peter Simple (1837 Saunders & Otley) - R W Buss
1839-1840
The Phantom Ship (1839 Colburn) - 3 vols
A Diary in America : With Remarks on Its Institutions (1839 Longman) - 3 vols
(1839 Carey & Hart, Phila - 2 vols)
Olla Podrida (1840 Longman) - 3 vols
Poor Jack (issued in 12 mthly parts. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans 1840 Jan - Dec)
Poor Jack (1840 Longman) - Clarkson Stanfield
1841-1845
Masterman Ready, or The Wreck of the Pacific (1841-2 Longmans) - 3 vols. Marryat
[His first book written especially for children]
Joseph Rushbrook, or The Poacher (1841 Longman) - 3 vols
Percival Keene (1842 Colburn) - 3 vols
Narrative of the Travels & Adventures of Monsieur Violet in California, Sonora &
W Texas (1843 Longman) - 3 vols (1843 Harper, NY) (1843 Tauchnitz)
The Settlers in Canada (1844 Longman) - 2 vols
The Mission, or Scenes in Africa (1845 Longman)
(1970 Rex Collins)
1846-1900
The Privateersman, or One Hundred Years Ago (1846 Longman) - 2 vols
The Children of the New Forest (1847 April in part form by H Hurst)
(1847 H Hurst) - 2 vols. Frank Marryat
The Little Savage (1848-9 H Hurst) - 2 parts
Valerie : An Autobiography (1849 Colburn) - 2 vols
Jacob Faithfull (1895 Macmillan) - H M Brock
The King's Own Edition (1896-8 Routledge) - 24 vols
The Novels of Captain Marryat (1896-8 Dent) - 24 vols
20thC
The Children of the New Forest (1922 A & C Black) - Wal Paget
The Children of the New Forest (1927 Scribner) - Stafford Good
Good Jacob Faithful (1928 Constable) - R W Buss. 2 vols. 750 copies
Peter Simple : Biographical Essay by Michael Sadleir (1929 Constable) - 2 vols.
The Children of the New Forest (1930 Macmillan, NY) - Lynd Ward
The Children of the New Forest (1955 Dent) - ionel Edwards
READING
Florence Marryat : Life and Letters of Captain Marryat (1872 Richard Bentley) - 2 vols
David Hannay : Captain Marryat (1889 Walter Scott)
Christopher Lloyd : Captain Marryat and the Old Navy (1939 Longmans)
Michael Sadleir : XIXth Century Literature (1951 Constable) - 2 vols
Oliver Warner : Captain Marryat : A Rediscovery (1953 Constable)
Alan Buster : Captain Marryat - Sea-Officer, Novelist, Country squire - A Bio-Bibliographical Essay
(1980 California UP Library)