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:--…
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