Project Gutenberg 2007-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 83 Marryat, Frederick 1792 1848 Marryat, Captain Marryat, F. W. (Frederick W.) Marryatt, Captain Marryat, Kapitein The Privateersman Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Privateersman" by Captain Frederick Marryat is a novel written in the mid-19th century that explores the adventurous and morally complex life of privateersmen during the Age of Sail. The narrative follows the crew of the ship Revenge, with a particular focus on the young protagonist, who grapples with the brutal realities of life as a privateer, confronting themes of honor, loyalty, and the horrors of war. At the start of the story, the narrator recounts a specific cruise off Hispaniola, where the crew engages in a fierce battle with a well-armed French ship, highlighting the high stakes involved in their occupation. The opening chapters detail the violent encounters, including both the struggle for victory and the heavy toll it takes on the crew and their enemies. Moral dilemmas arise as the young protagonist faces the consequences of their actions, leading to feelings of disgust for the bloodshed and a profound sense of loss as they deal with the implications of piracy, ultimately challenging the justifications of such conduct amid the desperate circumstances of privateering. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction Sea stories Privateering -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 687473 687474 2024-10-09T11:06:27.609442 2023-09-09T12:23:46.553935 text/html text/html 699943 2007-05-22T14:14:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 235935 2007-05-22T14:14:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 318612 2024-10-09T11:06:37.807370 application/epub+zip 326221 2024-10-09T11:06:31.112427 application/epub+zip 311135 2024-10-09T11:06:29.632656 application/epub+zip 573955 2024-10-09T11:06:42.889346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 565005 2024-10-09T11:06:36.873391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 540788 2022-09-10T08:11:09.270441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 672071 672046 2024-10-09T11:06:26.793446 2023-09-09T12:23:45.884936 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 671995 2007-05-22T14:14:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 244244 2007-05-22T14:14:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20093 2024-10-09T11:06:43.021330 application/rdf+xml 14939 2024-10-09T11:06:30.189401 image/jpeg 3714 2024-10-09T11:06:29.910394 image/jpeg 306936 2024-10-09T11:06:27.670455 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