[Transcriber's note: The spelling inconsistencies of the original have been retained in this etext. In some cases, they have been denoted by [sic].] PETER SIMPLE AND THE THREE CUTTERS BY CAPTAIN MARRYAT VOL I LONDON J.M. DENT AND CO BOSTON: LITTLE, BROWN AND CO. MDCCCXCV Contents VOLUME I LIST OF MARRYAT'S WORKS, ETC ix BIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION xi PREFATORY NOTE TO PETER SIMPLE AND THE THREE CUTTERS xxxiv _PETER SIMPLE_ CHAPTER I 1 CHAPTER II 7 CHAPTER III 12 CHAPTER IV 18 CHAPTER V 24 CHAPTER VI 30 CHAPTER VII 37 CHAPTER VIII 43 CHAPTER IX 52 CHAPTER X 60 CHAPTER XI 67 CHAPTER XII 74 CHAPTER XIII 87 CHAPTER XIV 98 CHAPTER XV 111 CHAPTER XVI 124 CHAPTER XVII 139 CHAPTER XVIII 148 CHAPTER XIX 157 CHAPTER XX 164 CHAPTER XXI 172 CHAPTER XXII 181 CHAPTER XXIII 191 CHAPTER XXIV 197 CHAPTER XXV 203 CHAPTER XXVI 212 CHAPTER XXVII 219 CHAPTER XXVIII 228 CHAPTER XXIX 239 CHAPTER XXX 247 LIST OF MARRYAT'S WORKS. IN THE ORDER OF PUBLICATION. By FREDERICK MARRYAT. _Born_, July 1792. _Died_, Aug. 1848.