The Two Admirals
- First published
- 1842
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Two Admirals" by James Fenimore Cooper is a nautical fiction novel published in 1842. Set in the 18th-century British Royal Navy, this sea tale emerged from Cooper's publisher encouraging another maritime adventure. Though Cooper's daughter later called it his least successful sea romance, modern critics recognize it as one of his deepest explorations of masculinity. The novel stands among only three of Cooper's works that he chose to revise after their initial printing.
- Historical fiction
- Sea stories
- Inheritance and succession
- Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746
- Male friendship
- Admirals
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #20475. The Two Admirals on Wikipedia.
