Independently Published
Poor Jack Illustrated
Product Code:
9798462873232
ISBN13:
9798462873232
Condition:
New
$21.82
Poor Jack Illustrated
$21.82
Poor Jack is a novel by the English author Frederick Marryat, published in 1840.It tells the story of Thomas Saunders, a sailor's son and neglected street urchin struggling to survive in Greenwich, London in the early 19th century. ("Poor Jack" was the title given by the waterfront boys, or mudlarks, to their chief.) In a rags-to-riches story Saunders eventually rises by his own efforts to become a pilot on the Thames, makes his fortune and retires to the life of a wealthy squire. The novel has interesting descriptions of domestic life among the naval lower ranks and contains many anecdotes of seafaring life.
| Author: Frederick Marryat |
| Publisher: Independently Published |
| Publication Date: Aug 23, 2021 |
| Number of Pages: 404 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: NA |
| ISBN-13: 9798462873232 |