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Here are stories written by a man who knew the quarterdeck, the gunroom, and the gale from experience. A man who understood that the best adventures seldom begin according to plan. So take your berth, keep a weather eye open, and join us for the complete works of one of the great storytellers of the nineteenth-century sea.]]>enFictionPublic domainhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/894d2439efe3405770218af549bb6f80.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-frederick-marryat-library--7349964Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:31:02 +0000Frederick MarryatGood Old Classicsfeeds@spreaker.comStep aboard and make sail with Captain Frederick Marryat, novelist, naval officer, and master storyteller of the age of sail. The Frederick Marryat Library presents his books in full: tales of young midshipmen, hard-weather sailors, shipwrecks,...
Here are stories written by a man who knew the quarterdeck, the gunroom, and the gale from experience. A man who understood that the best adventures seldom begin according to plan. So take your berth, keep a weather eye open, and join us for the complete works of one of the great storytellers of the nineteenth-century sea.]]>false5a48f32d-6c96-51e9-9efd-9ee4588ac6easerialhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/snarleyyow-chapter-1-introduction-of-divers-parties-and-a-red-herring--75153059https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75153059Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:03:57 +0000Frederick MarryatIn which a frosty morning voyage off the English coast introduces a peculiar cast aboard His Majesty’s cutter, highlighting the bleak countenance of Lieutenant Cornelius Vanslyperken and his surly, ill-favoured dog, Snarleyyow. The scene unfolds with...859false11fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/snarleyyow-chapter-2-showing-what-became-of-the-red-herring--75153102https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75153102Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:30:05 +0000Frederick MarryatIn which we observe the modest domestic arrangements and morning routine aboard a vessel, where Lieutenant Vanslyperken’s stern discipline and peculiar humour are on full display, especially in his dealings with his faithful but mischievous dog,...574false12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/snarleyyow-chapter-3-a-retrospect-and-short-description-of-a-new-character--75153103https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75153103Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:30:05 +0000Frederick MarryatIn which we are introduced to the year 1699, a time when peace had been recently brokered and the English navy was languishing in quiet surveillance, while Mr Vanslyperken, a man of Dutch descent possessing a most unpleasant character, commands a...798false13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/snarleyyow-chapter-4-in-which-there-is-a-desperate-combat--75153104https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75153104Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:30:05 +0000Frederick MarryatIn which the tyrannical Mr Vanslyperken employs his Dutch marine corporal, Van Spitter, to maintain a harsh discipline aboard the Yungfrau cutter, manifesting in a brutal flogging of the unfortunate Smallbones. The spirited confrontation between boy...551false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/snarleyyow-chapter-5-a-consultation-in-which-there-is-much-mutiny--75153106https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75153106Sat, 19 Sep 2026 18:30:05 +0000Frederick MarryatIn which the crew of His Majesty's cutter Yungfrau gather in furtive assembly to deliberate the curious nature and ominous presence of the captain's dog, a creature both feared and revered amidst seafaring superstition. As the men debate whether the...1126false15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/snarleyyow-chapter-6-in-which-as-often-happens-at-sea-when-signals-are-not-made-out-friends-exchange-broadsides--75153108https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75153108Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:30:04 +0000Frederick MarryatIn which the crew of a small vessel becomes embroiled in suspicion and confusion after their lieutenant suffers a sudden fall down the fore-hatchway, discovered only thanks to the wary vigilance of a stout corporal concealed beneath a sail. Amidst...796false16fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/snarleyyow-chapter-7-in-which-mr-vanslyperken-goes-on-shore-to-woo-the-widow-vandersloosh--75153109https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75153109Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:30:03 +0000Frederick MarryatIn which the calm following recent trials offers pause for reflection and the hopeful Lieutenant Vanslyperken dons a striking uniform to court the widowed Frau Vandersloosh, while strategising the precarious presence of Snarleyyow aboard. As boats set...534false17fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/snarleyyow-chapter-8-in-which-the-widow-lays-a-trap-for-mr-vanslyperken-and-smallbones-lays-a-trap-for-snarleyyow--75153110https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75153110Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:30:05 +0000Frederick MarryatIn which the widow Vandersloosh vehemently objects to the presence of the disagreeable dog Snarleyyow in her house, prompting a spirited encounter that culminates in the animal's confinement and an elaborate scheme devised by Smallbones to deal with...905false18fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/snarleyyow-chapter-9-a-long-chapter-in-which-there-is-lamentation-singing-bibbling-and-dancing--75153111https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75153111Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:30:05 +0000Frederick MarryatIn which the absence of the bristling Snarleyyow provokes much consternation aboard the cutter, whilst ashore a motley crew of sailors gathers in a spacious and lively Dutch Lust Haus to partake in song, dance, and convivial fellowship. Here, amidst a...1938false19fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/snarleyyow-chapter-10-in-which-is-explained-the-sublime-mystery-of-keelhauling-snarleyyow-saves-smallbones-from-being-drowned--75153113https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75153113Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:30:04 +0000Frederick MarryatIn which a dark and snowy morning sets the stage for an attempted punishment aboard a cutter, as a perplexed corporal endeavours to prepare for keel-hauling a reluctant culprit amid the crew’s silent defiance. The sudden and dramatic reappearance of...1377false110fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/snarleyyow-chapter-11-in-which-snarleyyow-does-not-at-all-assist-his-master-s-cause-with-the-widow-vandersloosh--75153114https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75153114Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:30:05 +0000Frederick MarryatIn which the valiant Snarleyyow, having endured a watery peril, is inadvertently rescued by unsuspecting passersby and makes a determined return to the abode of the troublesome widow Vandersloosh. A fierce contest of wills ensues between the...813false111fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/snarleyyow-chapter-12-in-which-resolutions-are-entered-into-in-all-quarters--75153115https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75153115Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:30:05 +0000Frederick MarryatIn which the mischievous exploits of Snarleyyow stir consternation both ashore and aboard the cutter amidst a harsh Christmas snow-storm, prompting a spirited if discontented crew to croon a plaintive ditty of grievance. Meanwhile, a delicate...954false112fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/snarleyyow-chapter-13-in-which-the-ship-s-company-join-in-a-chorus-and-the-corporal-goes-on-a-cruise--75153116https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75153116Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:30:05 +0000Frederick MarryatIn which Mr Vanslyperken, beset by anxiety and affronted by the grievous injury to his dog Snarleyyow, broods over the mutinous sentiments stirring among his ship's company, while the men rally around their boatswain Jemmy Ducks in defiant chorus. The...1338false113full