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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