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The voyages, shipwreck, travels, distresses, strange adventures, and miraculous preservation, of Wil...

The voyages, shipwreck, travels, distresses, strange adventures, and miraculous preservation, of Wil...

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The voyages, shipwreck, travels, distresses, strange adventures, and miraculous preservation, of William Bingfield, Esq. [electronic resource] : who, with two others, was cast away on a desolated island, where they discovered the surprising ferocity and tractable disposition of that amazing Animal called The Dog Bird. Likewise an account of his dispersing an immense multitude of African Cannibals, Who were feasting on the miserable wretches they had taken Captives, one of whom our Author releases. He then reinstates an Indian King, who generously rewards him for his valour; but at the death of this Monarch is again reduced to great Hardships-Fights for Abluffcar, gains the victory, and is once more richly Rewarded-Makes his escape, engages his passage, and is taken by Pirates-Over-Powers them in a storm, and retakes the Ship-Want provision-cast lots who shall die-eat human Flesh-Are released; and, after many perilous dangers and eminent exploits, arrive safe in England.

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The voyages, shipwreck, travels, distresses, strange adventures, and miraculous preservation, of William Bingfield, Esq. [electronic resource] : who, with two others, was cast away on a desolated island, where they discovered the surprising ferocity and tractable disposition of that amazing Animal called The Dog Bird. Likewise an account of his dispersing an immense multitude of African Cannibals, Who were feasting on the miserable wretches they had taken Captives, one of whom our Author releases. He then reinstates an Indian King, who generously rewards him for his valour; but at the death of this Monarch is again reduced to great Hardships-Fights for Abluffcar, gains the victory, and is once more richly Rewarded-Makes his escape, engages his passage, and is taken by Pirates-Over-Powers them in a storm, and retakes the Ship-Want provision-cast lots who shall die-eat human Flesh-Are released; and, after many perilous dangers and eminent exploits, arrive safe in England.

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London : printed and sold by S. Fisher, No. 10, St. John's Lane, Clerkenwell; also sold by T. Hurst, No. 32, Paternoster-Row; and R.C. Staines, Chelmsford, 1799.

Date

1799.

Record Identifier

74Vv88pjyGpZ

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991014289079702626

Language

English

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144p.,plates ; 12°.

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Publisher

London : printed and sold by S. Fisher, No. 10, St. John's Lane, Clerkenwell; also sold by T. Hurst, No. 32, Paternoster-Row; and R.C. Staines, Chelmsford, 1799.

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England

Date Published

1799.

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The voyages, shipwreck, travels, distresses, strange adventures, and miraculous preservation, of William Bingfield, Esq. [electronic resource] : who, with two others, was cast away on a desolated island, where they discovered the surprising ferocity and tractable disposition of that amazing Animal called The Dog Bird. Likewise an account of his dis...

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Reproduction of original from British Library.

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ESTC T106385.

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Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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991014289079702626