Jacob Faithful
1834
Published in 1834, 'Jacob Faithful' by Frederick Marryat is a picaresque novel that follows the life of an orphaned boy raised on a river-barge navigating the Thames in London. The story details Jacob's transition from a carefree childhood to the challenges of adulthood after losing his parents to alcoholism. Through his adventures, the novel vividly portrays the seafaring life and the social conditions of 19th-century Britain, making it a significant work in maritime literature.
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“My wisdom is for my friends, my folly for myself.””
— Frederick Marryat
“Philosophy is said to console a man under disappointment, although Shakespeare asserts that it is no remedy for a toothache; so Mr Easy turned philosopher, the very best profession a man can take up who is fit for nothing else.””
— Frederick Marryat
“The wine was good, if the arguments were not, and we must take things as we find them in this world.””
— Frederick Marryat
“In Frederick Marryat's Jack's father, Mr. Easy, became a(n) ____________ as it was the very best profession a man can take up who is fit for nothing else. ””
— Frederick Marryat
“here I am, after having been a warrior and a prince, cook, steward and everything else, boiling kettle for de young gentlemen.””
— Frederick Marryat
“Thus did Jack Easy make the best use that he could of his strength, and become, as it were, the champion and security””
— Frederick Marryat
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