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Snarleyyow

by Frederick Marryat

Chapter 1 of 55 Introduction of Divers Parties and a Red-Herring

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16 h 52 min
Language
English
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Arnold

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This is a quite amusing nautical tale of the British Navy of the around the year 1700. While, as with much early 'humor', it is somewhat heavy-handed, the sympathies

of the author are clear and good, and cruelty is often averted by good fortune or background characters. First published under the title 'The Dog Fiend', the primary

characters are an evil captain of a cutter and his dog. The dog seems indestructible, as is the poor cabin boy who is the butt of the captain's ill humor, and who often

is chewed on by the dog. The cutter is sent against smugglers, transporting ' Alamodes and lute strings' - a term for foreign silks. But, the smugglers really are

Jacobites plotting against King William, and much of the action relates to politics of that time.

( Arnold Banner)