biography
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| lived:
| (1792–1848)
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| biography:
| Naval officer and novelist, born in London, UK. After a life at sea, including commanding the Ariadne (1828), he retired and wrote novels based on his experiences, of which some of the best known are Frank Mildmay (1829), Peter Simple (1833), and Mr Midshipman Easy (1836). He toured the USA and wrote other books before settling in Langham, Norfolk, where he spent his days farming and writing stories for children. His best-known work is The Children of the New Forest (1847). |
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