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⁂ The first is a manual for naval men by an experienced Royal Navy officer, with much of great interest on both the management and human side of the early 19th century Royal Navy and which proposes a more humane navy. The list of subscribers includes 57 Admirals and "Fran. W.Austen, C.B.", the elder brother of Jane Austen, who went on to have a distinguished naval career, was knighted in 1860 and became Admiral of the Fleet in 1863.