Tom Cringle's Log

No collection of nautical fiction would be complete without the inclusion of "Tom Cringle''s Log", a novel that, along with the works of Marryat, became a cornerstone of the genre upon its publication some 150 years ago. Told in Scott''s irresistible and immediate style, the novel follows the life of young midshipman Tom Cringle: his imprisonment in occupied Germany by Napoleon''s forces, his West...