The life, adventures, and pyracies of the famous Captain Singleton: Containing an account of ... his many adventures and pyracies with the famous Captain Avery and others; (Oxford English novels) - Hardcover

Daniel Defoe

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9780192553287: The life, adventures, and pyracies of the famous Captain Singleton: Containing an account of ... his many adventures and pyracies with the famous Captain Avery and others; (Oxford English novels)

Synopsis

Daniel Defoe (1659-1661 to 1731) was an English writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. The Life, Adventures, and Piracies of Captain Singleton is one of his earliest novels. The narrative describes the life of an Englishman, stolen from a well-to-do family as a child and raised by Gypsies, who eventually makes his way to sea.

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Defoe was a prolific novelist, journalist and pamphleteer. His work is notable for its realism, precision and directness of style. Defoe is also recognized as the first author in modern English literature to write ghost stories.

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