Tom Bowling by Captain Frederick Chamier
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ePublished by
August 2023
Originally published 1841
Fiction, Age of Sail
Author: Frederick Chamier
ePublished by
August 2023
Originally published 1841
Fiction, Age of Sail
Author: Frederick Chamier
Frederick Chamier (November 2, 1796–October 29, 1870) is the forgotten giant of nautical fiction and Tom Bowling: A Tale of the Sea is one of the great genre-defining novels about the Age of Sail that he produced; and which later authors, following his formula, are still producing to this day. The narrative here follows an orphan boy who runs away and enlists as a cabin boy on a collier (coal hauler) and from there is luckily pressed by a passing cutter into the British Navy. From there he works his way up to able seaman, then for meritorious service is promoted into midshipman status, and of course eventually becomes the captain of his own ship and a hero of the entire nation.
Published originally in 1841 in three separate volumes, this digital version is complete with all three volumes included.
There is a song/poem by the legendary Charles Dibdin titled “Tom Bowling” which precedes the publishing of this novel by years; it is unclear whether this coincidence signifies that a man by that name actually existed about whom both writers were referring, or Mr. Chamier simply borrowed the name from Dibdin’s song.
Published originally in 1841 in three separate volumes, this digital version is complete with all three volumes included.
There is a song/poem by the legendary Charles Dibdin titled “Tom Bowling” which precedes the publishing of this novel by years; it is unclear whether this coincidence signifies that a man by that name actually existed about whom both writers were referring, or Mr. Chamier simply borrowed the name from Dibdin’s song.