Edward Howard (novelist)

Edward Howard (baptised 1793, died 30 December 1841) was a British novelist. He was the sub-editor of The Metropolitan Magazine and then worked for New Monthly Magazine. His most successful books were 'Sir Henry Morgan' and `Rattlin the Reefer,'.

Life

He entered the navy, where Captain Frederick Marryat was his shipmate. On obtaining his discharge he became a contributor of sea stories to periodical literature. When Marryat took the editorship of the Metropolitan Magazine in 1832, he chose Howard for his sub-editor. He subsequently joined the staff of the New Monthly Magazine, then edited by Thomas Hood. Howard died suddenly on 30 December 1841.

Works

His `Rattlin the Reefer,' 3 vols. London, 1836, a maritime novel, was marketed as 'edited by the author of "Peter Simple,"' and on this account has been erroneously assigned to Marryat. Howard's other works, which were mostly issued as `by the author of "Rattlin the Reefer,"' are:

• 'The Old Commodore,' 3 vols. London, 1837.
• 'Outward Bound; or, a Merchant's Adventures,' London, 1838.
• 'Memoirs of Admiral Sir Sidney Smith, K.C.B.,' 2 vols. London, 1839.
• 'Jack Ashore,' 3 vols. London, 1840.
• 'The Centiad: a Poem in four books,' London, 1841.
• 'Sir Henry Morgan, the Buccaneer,' 3 vols. London, 1842 (another edition, 1857).
• 'The Marine Ghost,' in part i. of `Tales from Bentley,' 1859.

External links

• Works by Edward Howard at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about Edward Howard at Internet Archive