Project Gutenberg 2007-05-21 Public domain in the USA. 108 Marryat, Frederick 1792 1848 Marryat, Captain Marryat, F. W. (Frederick W.) Marryatt, Captain Marryat, Kapitein Newton Forster; Or, The Merchant Service Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "Newton Forster; Or, The Merchant Service" by Frederick Marryat is a novel written in the early 19th century. The book follows the life of young Newton Forster, who aspires to be a sailor and finds himself caught up in the intricacies of maritime life, family relationships, and unforeseen challenges. Set against a backdrop of naval adventure, the story introduces themes of duty, sacrifice, and the complexities of human connections. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Edward Forster, a retired naval officer recalling his past experiences while contemplating the devastating shipwreck of a vessel during a violent storm. This incident leads him to rescue an infant washed ashore, which sets off a chain of events impacting his life and those around him. Meanwhile, we meet Newton, Edward's son, who is eager to follow in his father's footsteps into the maritime world. The scene is set for a gripping tale that intertwines the themes of personal ambition, responsibility, and the unpredictability of life at sea as various characters navigate challenges shaped by their pasts and aspirations. (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 842571 842580 2024-09-09T10:09:22.009074 2023-09-09T12:16:47.477976 text/html text/html 869101 2007-05-21T15:37:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 299196 2007-05-21T15:37:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 362516 2024-09-09T10:09:32.834484 application/epub+zip 378274 2024-09-09T10:09:24.147551 application/epub+zip 378273 2024-09-09T10:09:22.948055 application/epub+zip 696465 2024-09-09T10:09:38.964543 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 676402 2024-09-09T10:09:31.937584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 676602 2022-09-10T08:02:20.404737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 807092 807067 2024-09-09T10:09:20.830073 2023-09-09T12:16:46.318953 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 806876 2007-05-21T15:37:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 303269 2007-05-21T15:37:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19776 2024-09-09T10:09:39.106450 application/rdf+xml 16422 2024-09-09T10:09:23.335042 image/jpeg 3749 2024-09-09T10:09:23.140033 image/jpeg 354705 2024-09-09T10:09:22.080067 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