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Medientyp:
E-Book
Titel:
A True and genuine history of the two last wars against France and Spain
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In which the genius, weakness, pride, and barbarity of the latter, during the author's being prisoner of war amongst them, are particularly remarked, for the service of those who are employed in the present war between Great Britain and the nation. Interspersed with many entertaining accidents and instructive stories of the Late Earl of Peterborough, other general officers, admirals, volunteers, &c. With a description of many cities, towns, and countries; their manners and customs, as well religious as civil; observations on their monasteries and nunneries: likewise their bull-feasts, and other publick diversions. By Capt. George Carleton, present in the engagements both in the fleet and the army
Erschienen:
London: Printed for Francis Gosling, at the Crown and Mitr against Fester-lane, in Fleet-street, MDCCXLI. [1741]
Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009
Reproduktionsreihe:
Eighteenth Century Collections Online
Art der Reproduktion:
Online-Ausg.
Hersteller der Reproduktion:
Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009
Reproduktionsnotiz:
Electronic reproduction; Available via the World Wide Web
Entstehung:
Anmerkungen:
"To the reader" has no postscript
A reissue of 'The memoirs of an English officer', London, 1728, with a cancel titlepage and sig. A4
English Short Title Catalog, T70328
Moore, 500
Reproduction of original from British Library
The dedication is "To the Right Honourable Spencer Lord Compton, Baron of Wilmington
Written in the first person, but not in fact by Carleton. Sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Wilson (tentative), Lee, Trent, Hutchins, Moore, Novak ("possibly in part by a real G. Carleton"). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions