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  PETER SIMPLE

  AND

  THE THREE CUTTERS

  BYCAPTAIN MARRYAT

  VOL I

  LONDON

  J.M. DENT AND COBOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN AND CO.MDCCCXCV

  Contents

  VOLUME I

  LIST OF MARRYAT'S WORKS, ETC ixBIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION xiPREFATORY NOTE TO PETER SIMPLE AND THE THREE CUTTERS xxxiv

  _PETER SIMPLE_

  CHAPTER I 1

  CHAPTER II 7

  CHAPTER III 12

  CHAPTER IV 18

  CHAPTER V 24

  CHAPTER VI 30

  CHAPTER VII 37

  CHAPTER VIII 43

  CHAPTER IX 52

  CHAPTER X 60

  CHAPTER XI 67

  CHAPTER XII 74

  CHAPTER XIII 87

  CHAPTER XIV 98

  CHAPTER XV 111

  CHAPTER XVI 124

  CHAPTER XVII 139

  CHAPTER XVIII 148

  CHAPTER XIX 157

  CHAPTER XX 164

  CHAPTER XXI 172

  CHAPTER XXII 181

  CHAPTER XXIII 191

  CHAPTER XXIV 197

  CHAPTER XXV 203

  CHAPTER XXVI 212

  CHAPTER XXVII 219

  CHAPTER XXVIII 228

  CHAPTER XXIX 239

  CHAPTER XXX 247

  LIST OF MARRYAT'S WORKS.

  IN THE ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

  By FREDERICK MARRYAT. _Born_, July 1792. _Died_, Aug. 1848.

  *SUGGESTIONS FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF IMPRESSMENT IN THE NAVAL SERVICE 1822

  ADVENTURES OF A NAVAL OFFICER, OR FRANK MILDMAY 1829

  THE KING'S OWN 1830

  NEWTON FORSTER 1832

  PETER SIMPLE 1834

  JACOB FAITHFUL 1834

  PACHA OF MANY TALES 1835

  MR MIDSHIPMAN EASY 1836

  JAPHET IN SEARCH OF A FATHER 1836

  THE PIRATE AND THE THREE CUTTERS 1836

  *A CODE OF SIGNALS FOR THE USE OF VESSELS EMPLOYED IN THE MERCHANT SERVICE 1837

  SNARLEY-YOW, OR THE DOG FIEND 1837

  THE PHANTOM SHIP 1839

  *DIARY IN AMERICA 1839

  OLLA PODRIDA 1840

  POOR JACK 1840

  MASTERMAN READY 1841

  JOSEPH RUSHBROOK, OR THE POACHER 1841

  PERCIVAL KEENE 1842

  NARRATIVE OF THE TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF MONSIEUR VIOLET 1843

  SETTLERS IN CANADA 1844

  THE MISSION, OR SCENES IN AFRICA 1845

  THE PRIVATEER'S MAN 1846

  THE CHILDREN OF THE NEW FOREST 1847

  THE LITTLE SAVAGE 1848-49

  VALERIE 1849