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The history and remarkable life of the truly honourable Col. Jacque commonly call'd Col. Jack : who...

The history and remarkable life of the truly honourable Col. Jacque commonly call'd Col. Jack : who...

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The history and remarkable life of the truly honourable Col. Jacque commonly call'd Col. Jack : who was born a gentleman, put 'prentice to a pick-pocket, was six and twenty years a theif, and then kidnapp'd to Virginia. Came back as a merchant, married four wives, and five of them prov'd whores; went into the wars, behav'd bravely, got preferment, was made Colonel of a regiment, came over, and fled with the chevalier, and is now abroad compleating a life of wonders, and resolves to dye a general / Daniel Defoe ; edited with an introduction by Samuel Holt Monk.

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The history and remarkable life of the truly honourable Col. Jacque commonly call'd Col. Jack : who was born a gentleman, put 'prentice to a pick-pocket, was six and twenty years a theif, and then kidnapp'd to Virginia. Came back as a merchant, married four wives, and five of them prov'd whores; went into the wars, behav'd bravely, got preferment, was made Colonel of a regiment, came over, and fled with the chevalier, and is now abroad compleating a life of wonders, and resolves to dye a general / Daniel Defoe ; edited with an introduction by Samuel Holt Monk.

Publisher

London : O.U.P., 1965.

Uniform title

Colonel Jack.

Date

1965.

Call Numbers

T0337973 , JFR/077096

Record Identifier

74VvZlB8la3M

MMS ID

991004789069702626

Language

English

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Physical content

xxx, 317 p. ; 21 cm.

Publication information

Publisher

London : O.U.P., 1965.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1965.

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Summary

Like several of the main characters in Defoe's stories (Captain Singleton, Moll Flanders), Colonel Jacque never really knew his real parents; and he is always looking out for the main chance. His chief interest is commerce, and he becomes an Anglo-Saxon trader. It is the story of his successful trading which probably accounts for the continued popu...

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The history and remarkable life of the truly honourable Col. Jacque commonly call'd Col. Jack : who was born a gentleman, put 'prentice to a pick-pocket, was six and twenty years a theif, and then kidnapp'd to Virginia. Came back as a merchant, married four wives, and five of them prov'd whores; went into the wars, behav'd bravely, got preferment,...

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General note

Cover title: Colonel Jack.

Transferred from N823.5/D314/9.

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Call Numbers

T0337973 , JFR/077096

Record Identifier

74VvZlB8la3M

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvZlB8la3M

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823.914

MMS ID

991004789069702626

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