Tom Cringle's Log (Heart of Oak Sea Classics Series) - Softcover

Michael Scott

 
9780805062656: Tom Cringle's Log (Heart of Oak Sea Classics Series)

Synopsis

One of the first masterworks of nautical fiction.

No collection of nautical fiction would be complete without the inclusion of Tom Cringle's Log, a novel that, along with the works of Marryat, became a cornerstone of the genre upon its publication some 150 years ago. Told in Scott's irresistible and immediate style, the novel follows the life of young midshipman Tom Cringle: his imprisonment in occupied Germany by Napoleon's forces, his West Indian cruise on the Torch, a British man-of-war, his daring escape from West Indian pirates, and his ultimate promotion to the officer ranks.

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About the Author

Michael Scott (1789-1835) was a Scottish merchant who migrated to the West Indies. He first published these stories in serial form in Blackwood's Magazine from 1829 to 1833.

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