[BradyLS]

So you're saying these were written in the 1800's? Where do you find them? I'll have to check those out.

[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)