MATTHEW HENRY BARKER
\mˈaθjuː hˈɛnɹi bˈɑːkə], \mˈaθjuː hˈɛnɹi bˈɑːkə], \m_ˈa_θ_j_uː h_ˈɛ_n_ɹ_i b_ˈɑː_k_ə]\
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An English novelist; born at Deptford in 1790; died in London, June 29, 1846. He followed the sea, and under the name of "The Old Sailor" wrote spirited sea tales, very popular in their day. They include: "Land and Sea Tales" (London, 1836); "Life of Nelson" (1836); "Topsail-sheet Blocks" (3 vols., 1838; new ed. 1881); and "The Victory, or the Wardroom Mess" (1844).
By Charles Dudley Warner
