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Frederick Marryat (1792-1848) was a British naval officer and novelist, popularly known as Captain Marryat from his naval rank.

Short Biography:

He resigned from the Royal Navy in 1830 after the success of his first novel, Frank Mildmay.

He wrote a number of popular adventure stories, including Peter Simple in 1834, Mr. Midshipman Easy in 1836, and a series of children's books, of which the best known is Children of the New Forest in 1847.

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Tags: novelist, naval officer, adventure

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