nicholas monsarrat

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born March 22, 1910, Liverpool, Eng. died Aug. 8, 1979, London British novelist. Trained in law, he served with the Royal Navy (1940-46), chiefly on dangerous Atlantic convoy runs. He put his experience to account in such books as H.M. Corvette (1942) and his best-known work, The Cruel Sea (1951), a best-seller that vividly captures life aboard a small ship in wartime. His later work includes The Story of Esther Costello (1953) and Smith and Jones (1963)

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Nicholas John Turney Monsarrat

born March 22, 1910, Liverpool, Eng. died Aug. 8, 1979, London British novelist. Trained in law, he served with the Royal Navy (1940-46), chiefly on dangerous Atlantic convoy runs. He put his experience to account in such books as H.M. Corvette (1942) and his best-known work, The Cruel Sea (1951), a best-seller that vividly captures life aboard a small ship in wartime. His later work includes The Story of Esther Costello (1953) and Smith and Jones (1963)

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Nich·o·las Mon·sar·rat