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 Project Gutenberg 2004-07-20 Public domain in the USA. 68 Marryat, Frederick 1792 1848 Marryat, Captain Marryat, F. W. (Frederick W.) Marryatt, Captain Marryat, Kapitein Newton Forster 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 878329 878220 2024-09-06T05:20:10.211349 2023-10-06T07:20:39.158226 text/html text/html 878322 878213 2024-09-06T05:20:10.503387 2023-10-06T07:20:39.425257 text/html text/html 372095 2024-09-06T05:20:20.883293 application/epub+zip 384347 2024-09-06T05:20:12.230311 application/epub+zip 384347 2024-09-06T05:20:11.236309 application/epub+zip 672462 2024-09-06T05:20:27.861258 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608172 2024-09-06T05:20:20.061309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608256 2022-09-06T23:29:59.624854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 805218 805152 2024-09-06T05:20:09.509358 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 21100 2024-09-06T05:20:27.998256 application/rdf+xml 12828 2024-09-06T05:20:11.583321 image/jpeg 3525 2024-09-06T05:20:11.408314 image/jpeg 367766 2024-09-06T05:20:10.576337 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia