In which Smallbones changes from a King’s Man into a Smuggler, and also changes his Sex

Snarleyyow

by Frederick MARRYAT (1792 - 1848)

This is a quite amusing nautical tale of the British Navy of the around the year 1700. While, as with much early 'humor', it is somewhat heavy-handed, the sympathies of the author are clear and good, and cruelty is often averted by good fortune or background characters. First published under the title 'The Dog Fiend', the primary characters are an evil captain of a cutter and his dog. The dog seems indestructible, as is the poor cabin boy who is the butt of the captain's ill humor, and who often is chewed on by the dog. The cutter is sent against smugglers, transporting ' Alamodes and lute strings' - a term for foreign silks. But, the smugglers really are Jacobites plotting against King William, and much of the action relates to politics of that time. ( Arnold Banner)

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In which a Great Deal of Loyalty is shown to counterbalance the Treason of Vanslyperken , In which Affairs begin to wind up , In which is related much Appertaining to the “Pomp and Glorious Circumstance” of War , In which Mr Vanslyperken meets with a Double Defeat , In which Mr Vanslyperken proves his Loyalty and his Fidelity to King William , In which the Jacobite Cause is Triumphant by Sea as well as by Land , In which the Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Rank and File, are all sent to the Right About , In which there is a Great Deal of Correspondence, and the Widow is called up very Early in the Morning , In which there is much Bustle and Confusion, Plot and Counter-Plot , In which we trust that Everything will be arranged to the Satisfaction of our Readers , Trial and Execution of two of the Principal Personages in our History , Which is rather interesting