Nautical fiction
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Nautical fiction, frequently also naval fiction, sea fiction, naval adventure fiction or maritime fiction, is a genre of literature with a setting on or near the sea, that focuses on the human relatio
An illustration from a 1902 printing of Moby-Dick, one of the renowned American sea novels
J. M. W. Turner, The Battle of Trafalgar (circa. 1806). Turner's seascapes reflect the Romantic movement's new attitude to the sea
The original cover of Cooper's The Pilot, printed in 1823.
The Polish cover to Joseph Conrad's 1904 novel Lord Jim
Adventure fiction
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Adventure fiction is a type of fiction that usually presents danger, or gives the reader a sense of excitement. Some adventure fiction also satisfies the literary definition of romance fiction.
Nautical fiction
…representation of maritime culture, and use of nautical language. Works of nautical fiction may be romances, such as historical romance, fantasy, and adventure fiction, and also may overlap with the genres of war fiction, children's literature, travel narratives (such as the Robinsonade), the social problem novel and…
Adventure novels and short stories were popular subjects for American pulp magazines.