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Marryat Ross Dobie
Marryat or Marryatt is a surname. It may refer to: Marryat *Augusta Marryat (c. 1828–1899), British children's writer and illustrator *Charles Marryat (1827–1906), Dean of Adelaide from 1887 to 1906 *Emilia Marryat (1835–1875), English author of children's books *Frank Marryat (1826–1855), sailor, artist, and author *Frederick Marryat (1792–1848), English Royal Navy officer, a novelist, and an acquaintance of Charles Dickens *Florence Marryat (1833–1899), British author and actress *George Selwyn Marryat (1840–1896), British country gentleman and angler *Horace Marryat (1818–1887), English traveler and author *Joseph Marryat (1757–1824), English businessman and British member of Parliament for Horsham *Thomas Marryat (1730–1792), English physician, medical writer and wit *Zephaniah Marryat (1684–1754), English nonconformist minister Marryatt *Arthur A. Marryatt (1873–1949), New Zealand sports administrator *Carlos Marryatt (born 1968), New Zealand cyclist *To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta Marryat
Augusta Marryat (bapt. 23 September 1828 – 10 May 1899) was a British children's writer and illustrator, perhaps best known for her Adventure fiction, adventure novel ''Left to Themselves: A Boy's Adventure in Australia'' (1878) – later published as ''The Young Lamberts''. The novel is set in Australia, but she is not known to have ever visited the continent. Life Marryat was born in Fulham, Surrey, England, the daughter of Frederick Marryat and his wife Catherine (''née'' Shairp). Captain Marryat was a successful popular novelist and two of Augusta's sisters, Florence Marryat, Florence and Emilia Marryat, Emilia, also became writers. Augusta wrote adventure fiction heavily infused with morality in her father's vein, and Florence was a prolific author of sensationalist novels who also acquired a reputation for hanging out with spiritual mediums. She died in Surrey in 1899. Selected works * ''Lost in the Jungle: A Story of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Indian Mutiny'' (Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |