Captain Frederick Chamier R.N. (1796-1870) entered the navy in 1809 aboard the Salsette, which took part in the Walcheren expedition, and served in Fame, Arethusa, Menelaus and Britomart. Between 1810 and 1827 he was employed chiefly in the Mediterranean but left the Navy as a commander in 1833 (he was promoted to captain in 1856). After leaving the navy he edited an important continuation of James' ‘Naval History' and wrote several sea novels.
Many of his novels are not copyright in many countries and some are available as free eBooks
Age of Sail: Fiction
AOS Naval Fiction |
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| Year | Book | Comment |
| Tom Bowling: A Tale of the Sea | Bowling goes to sea and soon attracts the patronage of Nelson and Collingwood | |
| Jack Adams, or The Mutiny of the Bounty (aka Jack Adams, The Mutineer) |
A Novel based around the famous mutiny | |
| The Spitfire: A Tale of the Sea | Albert de Lancy finds himself impressed into the Navy | |
| The Arethusa: A Naval Story | Follows the adventures of the Arethusa | |
| Ben Brace, The Last of Nelson's Agamemnons | A biography of Nelson, written from a sailors point of view | |
Non-Fiction
AOS Naval Non-Fiction |
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| Year | Book | Comment |
| Life of a Sailor | The authors autobiography in his own words. | |