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Mr. Midshipman Easy is an 1836 novel by Frederick Marryat, a retired captain in the 19th century Royal Navy. The novel is set during the Napoleonic Wars, in which Marryat himself served with distinction.

A rollicking sea adventure, set in the time of the Napoleonic Wars, this book follows the escapades of a young midshipman who enters the King's service with some ideas that run badly afoul of the standards of naval discipline

Mr. Midshipman Easy is an 1836 novel by Frederick Marryat, a retired captain in the Royal Navy. The novel is set during the Napoleonic Wars, in which Marryat himself served with distinction.Easy is the son of foolish parents, who spoiled him. His father, in particular, regards... Read Full Overview

Frederick Marryat was a British author and an officer in the Royal Navy. Marryat is considered to be one of the first writers of sea stories. Mr. Midshipman Easy is a semi-autobiographical novel set during the Napoleonic Wars which Marryat served in.

Mr Nicodemus Easy was a gentleman who lived down in Hampshire; he was a married man, and in very easy circumstances. Most couples find it very easy to have a family, but not always quite so easy to maintain them. Mr Easy was not at all uneasy on the latter score, as he had no... Read Full Overview

Based upon the author's own experiences sailing with Lord Thomas Cochrane, Mr. Midshipman Easy tells the rousing tale of Jack Easy, a coddled young man who decides to find his destiny in the service of His Royal Majesty's Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. What he finds is a world... Read Full Overview

At fourteen the unworldly, idealistic Jack Easy leaves the luxury of his father's estate in England and sails into a world of action and adventure aboard the sloop of war HMS Harpy. At first Jack finds it hard to stomach the discipline of naval life and, with his mischievous... Read Full Overview

Widely Regarded as Marryat's best work. Mr. Midshipman Easy is based on the author's adventures sailing with Lord Thomas Cochrane. This classic seafaring tale is a fascinating account of naval life and warfare, of French prisons and love affairs, and of the midshipman's berth... Read Full Overview

Based upon the author's own experiences sailing with Lord Thomas Cochrane, Mr. Midshipman Easy tells the rousing tale of Jack Easy, a coddled young man who decides to find his destiny in the service of His Royal Majesty's Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. What he finds is a world... Read Full Overview

Mr. Midshipman Easy (1836) is a novel by Frederick Marryat. Inspired by the author's experience as a captain in the Royal Navy, Mr. Midshipman Easy is a tale of bravery, foolishness, and the manifold reasons for men to take to the high seas. Frequently funny,... Read Full Overview