Bibliograph

The life, adventures, and pyracies of the famous Captain Singleton

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The life, adventures, and pyracies of the famous Captain Singleton

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The life, adventures, and pyracies of the famous Captain Singleton

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Foundations of the novel

Summary

Set sail for adventure! As it is usual for great persons, whose lives have been remarkable, and whose actions deserve recording to posterity, to insist much upon their originals, give full accounts of their families, and the histories of their ancestors, so, that I may be methodical, I shall do the same, though I can look but a very little way into my pedigree, as you will see presently. The style of Captain Singleton, like that of Robinson Crusoe, is so perfect that there is not a single ineffective passage, or indeed a weak sentence, to be found in the book. A masterpiece!

Target audience

adult

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