Project Gutenberg 2004-07-20 Public domain in the USA. 60 Marryat, Frederick 1792 1848 Marryat, Captain Marryat, F. W. (Frederick W.) Marryatt, Captain Marryat, Kapitein Newton Forster Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Ted Garvin, Celsus Clark, Elaine Wilson and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Newton Forster" by Frederick Marryat is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story revolves around the life of Edward Forster, a former naval officer, and his interactions with the sea, as well as the rigorous challenges and moral dilemmas presented within maritime life. The narrative appears to explore themes of adventure, loss, and human resilience against the backdrop of the British merchant service. The opening portion introduces Edward Forster, who has retreated to a cottage near the sea after a debilitating injury in naval service. He is depicted as reflective and somewhat melancholy, haunted by recollections of his past exploits at sea. On a stormy night, he hears a distress signal from a ship in trouble, compelling him to take action to help despite the tempestuous weather. As he rushes to aid, the story hints at deeper connections between characters and the broader maritime community, laying the groundwork for the ensuing drama and character development throughout the novel. The narrative is rich with vivid descriptions of the challenges faced by seamen, symbolizing the battle against nature and the fragility of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction Sea stories Merchant mariners -- Fiction Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century -- Fiction East India Company -- Fiction Romantic suspense fiction PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 878337 878220 2024-10-06T05:37:03.057571 2023-10-06T07:20:39.158226 text/html text/html 878330 878213 2024-10-06T05:37:03.475557 2023-10-06T07:20:39.425257 text/html text/html 395176 2024-10-06T05:37:15.046544 application/epub+zip 407270 2024-10-06T05:37:06.024559 application/epub+zip 407270 2024-10-06T05:37:04.433564 application/epub+zip 711625 2024-10-06T05:37:22.434466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 647321 2024-10-06T05:37:13.985519 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608256 2022-09-06T23:29:59.624854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 805218 805152 2024-10-06T05:37:02.399576 2023-10-06T07:20:38.529228 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 804990 2020-12-15T07:42:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 303575 2020-12-15T07:42:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 804993 2020-12-15T07:42:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 303403 2020-12-15T07:42:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22342 2024-10-06T05:37:22.571458 application/rdf+xml 12769 2024-10-06T05:37:05.171560 image/jpeg 3525 2024-10-06T05:37:04.712552 image/jpeg 388568 2024-10-06T05:37:03.546604 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia