Poor Jack

Poor Jack

Paperback (27 Aug 2018)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Poor Jack Frederick Marryat It tells the story of Thomas Saunders, a sailor's son and neglected street urchin struggling to survive in Greenwich, London in the early 19th century. ("Poor Jack" was the title given by the waterfront boys, or mudlarks, to their chief.) In a rags-to-riches story Saunders eventually rises by his own efforts to become a pilot on the Thames, makes his fortune and retires to the life of a wealthy squire.

Book information

ISBN: 9781726231701
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Pub date:
DEWEY: FIC
Number of pages: 386
Height: 10mm
Width: 6mm
Spine width: 1mm