Edward Howard

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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". 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.