Percival Keene

"Percival Keene" is a spirited maritime adventure and coming-of-age tale written by Captain Frederick Marryat, a master of naval fiction. The novel follows the life and career of its eponymous protagonist, a clever and often mischievous young man who enters the Royal Navy during the height of the Napoleonic Wars. Suspected of being the illegitimate son of the aristocratic Captain Delmar, Percival is driven by a fierce ambition to prove his worth and secure his social standing in British soc...