[AnAmericanMother]

Captain Marryat's books have been reissued recently in the Classics of Nautical Fiction series - you can pick them up at Amazon.

I enjoy holding a book in my hands more than reading on line, but if you want to take a peek at the amusing and edifying "Mr. Midshipman Easy" online, here it is:

Mr. Midshipman Easy

I had forgotten til I picked this up that the first chapter is headed: "Chapter 1 - Which the Reader Will Find Very Easy to Read." It is. I love the response of the prospective wet-nurse when taxed with her illegitimate child: "Please, ma'am, it was a very little one." (g)

[BradyLS]

...The women would not acknowledge the rights of men, whom they declared always to be in the wrong; and, as the gentlemen who visited Mr. Easy were all men of property, they could not perceive the advantages of sharing with those who had none...

Wow! Even then! These are going to be fun to read!