Mr. Midshipman Easy

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🗓️ 3 February 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Tonight, we’ll read the opening to “Mr. Midshipman Easy,” an 1836 novel by Frederick Marryat, a retired captain in the Royal Navy. The novel is set during the Napoleonic Wars, in which Marryat himself served with distinction. At fourteen, the naïve Jack Easy leaves the luxury of his family estate in England and sails into a world of adventure aboard the sloop of war HMS Harpy. At first, Jack finds it hard to bear the discipline of naval life and is always getting himself into trouble. But soon he is bravely taming a band of mutinous seamen as the Harpy chases Spanish ships on the Mediterranean. — read by 'V' — Listen Ad-Free on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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0:00.0	Music
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1:01.0	This episode is brought to you by our Patreon supporters, including our loyal patron Jesse, and by Kurt Seas and Bows.
1:11.0	Tonight, we'll read the opening to Mr. Midshipman Easy, an 1836 novel by Frederick Marriott, a retired captain in the Royal Navy.
1:22.0	The novel is set during the Napoleonic Wars, in which Marriott himself served with distinction.
1:31.0	At 14, the naive Jack Easy leaves the luxury of his family estate in England and sails into the world of adventure aboard the Slope of War HMS Harpy.
1:45.0	At first, Jack finds it hard to bear the discipline of naval life and is always getting himself into trouble.
1:54.0	But soon, he is bravely taming a band of mutinous semen as the Harpy Chase's spanish hips on the Mediterranean.
2:03.0	This episode is dedicated to our many listeners who have requested royal doll stories.
2:09.0	Alas, he is not in the public domain yet for us to read. However, this particular author was listed as a literary influence on doll.
2:19.0	So this episode is dedicated to two listeners who requested doll most recently, Amelia, from the podcast 1-800 Dreams,
2:28.0	which has spelled Dreams with two Zs, if you want to give them a listen, and also Jesse from Australia.
2:41.0	Let's get cozy. Close your eyes.
2:50.0	Relax your body into the softness of your bed.
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