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Newton Forster is a troubled young man who survives impressment into the Navy, imprisonment in France, and a shipwreck in the West Indies before gaining a post on a British East India Company vessel bound for Asia. Forster faces a thrill a chapter--murder, insanity, press... Read Full Overview

Newton Forster or, the Merchant Service was first published in 1832 . The book tells the story of the Master of a coastal brig in the Royal Navy, his adventures, shipwreck and love interests as well as a fictionalised account of the Battle of Pulo Aura in the Straits of Malacca... Read Full Overview

Newton Forster or The Merchant Service is a novel written by Captain Frederick Marryat. The story is set in the early 19th century and follows the life of Newton Forster, a young man who joins the merchant navy as a midshipman. Newton's journey is filled with adventure, danger,... Read Full Overview

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Newton Forster or The Merchant Service is a novel written by Captain Frederick Marryat. The story follows the life of Newton Forster, a young man who joins the merchant service in the early 19th century. Newton's journey is full of adventure, as he faces numerous challenges and... Read Full Overview

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