The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Robert Boyle, in Several Parts of the World: Intermix'd with the Story of Mrs. Villars, an English Lady with ... of an Italian Captive, and the Life of Don...

ISBN: 1275643418

Author: Chetwood, W R

Condition: New

Title: The voyages and adventures of Captain Robert Boyle, in several parts of the world : intermix'd with the story of Mrs. Villars, an English lady with whom he made his surprizing escape from Barbary, the history of an Italian captive, and the life of Don Pedro Aquilio, &c., full of various and amazing turns of fortune : to which is added The voyage, shipwreck, and miraculous preservation of Richard Castleman, gent., with a descripton of the city of Philadelphia and the country of Pensylvania.

Author: W R Chetwood

Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana

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SourceLibrary: Huntington Library

DocumentID: SABCP00973300

CollectionID: CTRG93-B346

PublicationDate: 17260101

SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America

Notes: Attributed to William Chetwood.--Cf. Beasley, J.C., A check list of prose fiction published in England 1740-1749, p. 24; sometimes attributed to Benjamin Victor and Daniel Defoe--Cf. CBEL, v. 2, p. 539. "Boyle's narrative is probably fictitious, but that of Castleman bears mark of authenticity."--Rich's Bibl. americana nova. Title on added t.p.: The voyage, shipwreck, and miraculous escape of Richard Castleman.

Collation: 350 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill