Historic Naval Fiction Timeline

[zertgold]

http://www.historicnavalfiction.com/books-timeline/1760-1779

I thought this looked interesting. They organize works of fiction written by many authors in the timeline which the books were about.

[skuthorp]

Thanks for that, what an interesting Idea. Actually to read the fiction and the history at the same time would be a great winter project. I wonder how many are available on a Kindle or some such?

[johnw]

What? No Captain Marryat? Didn't he pretty much start the whole square-rigged adventure genre with Frank Mildmay?

[skuthorp]

I've got a coupe of other obscure Victorian authors, and then there's The Odyssey of course.

[Don Z.]

No Sabatini at all?

[johnw]

I've got a coupe of other obscure Victorian authors, and then there's The Odyssey of course.

Marryat isn't obscure, and he's barely Victorian, since he died only 10 years into her reign. Surely you've read Mr. Midshipman Easy?

He served as a midshipman at Trafalger, so he was one of the writers who knew more than most about the stuff in this genre. Twain, Conrad and Hemingway were fans. Forester and O'Brian followed his model.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marryat

[skuthorp]

Wasn't talking about Marryat JohnW, these are leather bound volumes with marbled end papers from the mid to late 1800's and bought for their bindings primarily but with an eye to content. Part of my bookbinding resources. Often by ex Naval officers, possibly part biographical, not the greatest of literature though. They are not even in the house as it happens, I just checked and they're sealed in mylar sleeves in a big airtight trunk in the shop.

[zertgold]

If there are missing some works, I am sure the website's operator would appreciate a quick message with the books they should add.

[johnw]

Wasn't talking about Marryat JohnW, these are leather bound volumes with marbled end papers from the mid to late 1800's and bought for their bindings primarily but with an eye to content. Part of my bookbinding resources. Often by ex Naval officers, possibly part biographical, not the greatest of literature though. They are not even in the house as it happens, I just checked and they're sealed in mylar sleeves in a big airtight trunk in the shop.

They sound pretty cool.

[skuthorp]

Found one of them today amongst Anne's marbling demo kit. It's a leather bound first edition, but bought primarily as an example of excellent paper marbling.
Tom Cringle's Log by Micheal Scott. Written in 1834. Traces the career of a midshipman from just after trafalgar to his appointment as a naval officer. A good read if a little wordy by today's standards.
It's available in paperback and cheap, and look at the sidebar for books by Dudley Pope.
http://www.alibris.com/search/books/qwork/6730240/used/Tom Cringle's Log

He wrote other books such as The Cruise of the Midge, and started the London Opera Society. His books were serialised in papers before eventual publishing in a book, and he seemingly wrote anonymously.