Marryat

[ mar-ee-uh t ]

/ ˈmær i ət /

noun

Frederick,1792–1848, English naval officer and novelist.

Example sentences from the Web for marryat

Marryat gives us in “Peter Simple” a vivid and convincing picture of the sailor going to Portsmouth to rejoin his ship.

The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries |Charles G. Harper
Nor were high jinks and special naval matters by any means Marryat's only province.

The English Novel |George Saintsbury
Captain Marryat seems to us to stand alone amongst the writers of his century in the power of presenting life as it is.

The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 |Friedrich Schlegel
The sea adventures in Marryat are always good, and so are the fights.

The Pirate and The Three Cutters |Frederick Marryat

It was afterwards inhabited by Captain Marryat, the novelist.

Hammersmith, Fulham and Putney |Geraldine Edith Mitton

British Dictionary definitions for marryat

Marryat

/ (ˈmærɪət) /

noun

Frederick, known as Captain Marryat. 1792–1848, English novelist and naval officer; author of novels of sea life, such as Mr Midshipman Easy (1836), and children's stories, such as The Children of the New Forest (1847)

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