TY - BOOK AU - Marryat,Frederick TI - Peter Simple AV - PR PY - 2007/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Midshipmen -- Fiction N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Simple_(novel); Release date is 2007-05-22; Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England; Original publication data not identified N2 - "Peter Simple" by Frederick Marryat is a novel published in 1834. It follows a young British midshipman during the Napoleonic Wars as he transforms from the self-described "fool of the family" into a capable naval officer. Through encounters with colorful shipmates—including a protective mentor and a captain prone to wild exaggerations—Peter navigates both the perils of war at sea and the challenges of growing up. This coming-of-age tale captures British naval supremacy in the early nineteenth century. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21577 ER -