This book contains the thrilling tale of Newton Forster and his adventures after being forced into the Navy. Newton faces non-stop action, from murder and insanity, gangs to pirates, and treachery to romance, this book is bound to keep the reader thrilled from start to finish. This book, written by Frederick Marryat and originally published in 1832, is now being republished here with a new introductory biography. Frederick Marryat was a British Navy officer and Novelist. Notable works include Peter Simple (1834), The Phantom Ship (1839), Poor Jack (1840), Masterman Ready, or the Wreck of the Pacific (1841) and Settlers in Canada (1844).