An edition of Captain Singleton (1720)
The life, adventures, and pyracies, of the famous Captain Singleton
containing an account of his being set on shore in the island of Madagascar, his settlement there, with a description of the place and inhabitants... As also Captain Singleton's return to sea, with an account of his many adventures and pyracies with the famous Captain Avery and others.
By Daniel Defoe
Publish Date
1720
Publisher
J. Brotherton [etc.]
Language
eng
Pages
329
Description:
The classic tale about the pirate who sailed from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, probing into the remotest parts of far east Asia. The dramatic narration of the hazardous journeys are more than travel-narrative, as there is an examination of the human predicament--man's vulnerability to sin under the pressure of circumstances, and his innate craving for redemption and divine grace.
subjects: Adventure stories, Description and travel, English Adventure stories, English Picaresque literature, English Sea stories, English language, Fiction, Imaginary Voyages, Pirates, Readers, Large type books, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, sea stories, Fiction, action & adventure, Sea stories
People: Singleton Captain
Places: Madagascar