Nineteenth Century Authors of Nautical Fiction (original) (raw)

Some Authors of Nautical Fiction

[Writers of naval, mercantile and other seafaring exploits, giving examples of their work.]

• Joseph Conrad (Heart of Darkness)
• Arthur Conan Doyle ("Goodbye to His Master," and "Touch and Go: A Midshipman's Story")
• Rudyard Kipling ("The Devil and the Deep Sea")
• Frederick [Captain] Marryat (The Phantom Ship)
• George Meredith (see Beauchamp's Career)
• Robert Louis Stevenson (Treasure Island, The Ebb Tide)
• H.W.G. Kingston (Peter the Whaler, The Midshipmen), etc.

Links to Related Material

• Nineteenth-century Illustrations of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe
• The Royal Navy
• Merchant Shipping and River Transport

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Created 1 January 2024