The history of the most remarkable life and extraordinary adventures, of the truly Honourable Colonel Jaque, vulgarly call'd Colonel Jack : Who was born a gentleman, put apprentice to a pick-pocket, flourish'd six and twenty years as a thief, and was then kidnapp'd to Virginia: came back a merchant, was five times married to four whores, went into the wars, behav'd bravely, got preferment, was made colonel of regiment; return'd again to England, follow'd the fortunes of the Chevalier de St. George, was taken at the late rebellion; receiv'd his pardon from the late king, is now at the head of his regiment, in the service of the Czarina fighting against the Turks, compleating a life of wonders, and resolves to die a general. Written by the author of Robinson Crusoe.
Author/creator |
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731 |
Format | Electronic and Book |
Edition | The fourth edition. |
Publication Info | London : Printed by J. Applebee, for Ward and Chandler, booksellers, at the ship just without Temple-Bar, and sold also at their shops in Coney-Street, York, and at Scarborough-Spaw, M.DCC.XXXVIII. [1738] |
Description | vii, 1 unnumbered page, 317, 3 unnumbered pages, plate ; 8⁰. |
Supplemental Content | Full text online |
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Uniform title | History and remarkable life of the truly honourable Col. Jacque |
General note | The author of Robinson Crusoe = Daniel Defoe, who signs the preface. |
General note | With three pages of advertisements at the end. |
General note | First published in 1722 as 'The history and remarkable life of the truly honourable Col. Jacque'. |
General note | Price on title page: (Price 3s. 6d. Sheep, or 4s. in Calf.) |
General note | Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library. |
References | Moore, 452 |
References | English Short Title Catalog, T69663. |
Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
Genre/form | Fiction. |
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