Peter Simple

Peter Simple, 'the fool of the family', son of a parson but heir presumptive to a title, goes to sea as midshipman during the Napoleonic wars. Naturally, at sea in this period is where adventures are just waiting for a lad like Peter, and so he does stumble from one into the next. Of particular note is also the colourful group of supporting characters he meets on board and on shore.


By : Frederick Marryat (1792 - 1848)

01 - Chapter One



02 - Chapter Two



03 - Chapter Three



04 - Chapter Four



05 - Chapter Five



06 - Chapter Six



07 - Chapter Seven



08 - Chapter Eight



09 - Chapter Nine



10 - Chapter Ten



11 - Chapter Eleven



12 - Chapter Twelve



13 - Chapter Thirteen



14 - Chapter Fourteen



15 - Chapter Fifteen



16 - Chapter Sixteen



17 - Chapter Seventeen



18 - Chapter Eighteen



19 - Chapter Nineteen



20 - Chapter Twenty



21 - Chapter Twenty One



22 - Chapter Twenty Two



23 - Chapter Twenty Three



24 - Chapter Twenty Four



25 - Chapter Twenty Five



26 - Chapter Twenty Six



27 - Chapter Twenty Seven



28 - Chapter Twenty Eight



29 - Chapter Twenty Nine



30 - Chapter Thirty



31 - Chapter Thirty One



32 - Chapter Thirty Two



33 - Chapter Thirty Three



34 - Chapter Thirty Four



35 - Chapter Thirty Five



36 - Chapter Thirty Six



37 - Chapter Thirty Seven



38 - Chapter Thirty Eight



39 - Chapter Thirty Nine



40 - Chapter Forty



41 - Chapter Forty One



42 - Chapter Forty Two



43 - Chapter Forty Three



44 - Chapter Forty Four



45 - Chapter Forty Five



46 - Chapter Forty Six



47 - Chapter Forty Seven



48 - Chapter Forty Eight



49 - Chapter Forty Nine



50 - Chapter Fifty



51 - Chapter Fifty One



52 - Chapter Fifty Two



53 - Chapter Fifty Three



54 - Chapter Fifty Four



55 - Chapter Fifty Five



56 - Chapter Fifty Six



57 - Chapter Fifty Seven



58 - Chapter Fifty Eight



59 - Chapter Fifty Nine



60 - Chapter Sixty



61 - Chapter Sixty One



62 - Chapter Sixty Two



63 - Chapter Sixty Three



64 - Chapter Sixty Four



65 - Chapter Sixty Five


The novel describes the naval career of a young gentleman during the period of British Mastery of the seas in the early 19th century. The hero of the title is introduced as 'the fool of the family', son of a parson and heir presumptive to the influential Lord Privilege. This forms a subplot among several others that run alongside the main narrative which mainly concerns the young man's journey from adolescent to adulthood amidst a backdrop of war at sea.

One of the key components of the tale is Peter's relationship with the various shipmates he meets, mainly an older officer who takes young Simple under his wing and proves invaluable in his sea education, and also a post captain who suffers from Münchausen syndrome, among others.

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