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Gentle reader, I was born upon the water-not upon the salt and angry ocean, but upon the fresh and rapid-flowing river. It was in a floating sort of box, called a lighter, and upon the river Thames, at low water, when I first smelt the mud. This lighter was manned (an expression... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Jacob Faithful By Frederick Marryat

Dieses Werk ist Teil der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS. Der Verlag tredition aus Hamburg ver ffentlicht in der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS Werke aus mehr als zwei Jahrtausenden. Diese waren zu einem Gro teil vergriffen oder nur noch antiquarisch erh ltlich. Mit der Buchreihe... Read Full Overview

Jacob Faithful is a novel written by Frederick Marryat and first published in 1834. The book tells the story of a young orphan boy named Jacob Faithful who is taken in by a boatman and becomes a sailor on the canals of England. As he grows older, Jacob becomes an expert in his... Read Full Overview

Jacob Faithful is a novel written by Frederick Marryat and first published in 1834. It tells the story of a young boy named Jacob who grows up in poverty and becomes a sailor. The novel follows Jacob's adventures as he navigates life at sea, falls in love, and faces challenges... Read Full Overview

"Jacob Faithful" from Frederick Marryat. English Royal Navy officer, novelist, and a contemporary and acquaintance of Charles Dickens (1792-1848).