THE LITTLE SAVAGE

BY

CAPTAIN MARRYAT




THIS IS FAIRY GOLD, BOY; AND 'T WILL PROVE SO.

SHAKESPEARE




INTRODUCTION


There is a reference, in _The Life and Letters of Captain
Marryat_ by his daughter Florence Marryat, to "_The Little
Savage_, only two chapters of the second volume of which were
written by himself."

This sentence may be variously interpreted, but most probably
implies that Marryat wrote all Part I (of the first edition) and two
chapters of Part II, that is--as far as the end of Chapter xxiv. The
remaining pages may be the work of his son Frank S. Marryat, who
_edited_ the first edition, supplying a brief preface to Part II:--