Instruct: Classify the given review as either positive or negative.
Query: an informative read

Captain Maryatt is often described as the originator of the genre of nautical fiction. Yet, hitherto, little has been known about the personal life of this man, one of Nelson's own. Maryatt sailed with Captain Thomas Cochrane, the dashing frigate Captain and the Earl of Dundonald, (when he was known to his enemy as the "sea wolf"), and many of these real life experiences & personal reminiscences have found their way into his fiction.An interesting and informative read.I can recommend it.