Autobiography, Vol. 5: A Collection of the Most Instructive and Amusing Lives Ever Published (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Robert Drury

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0364506024 ISBN 13: 9780364506028

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Adventures and insights from a remarkable voyage through danger, cultures, and memory

Discover how one man’s extraordinary experiences shaped a life filled with risk, mystery, and maddening curiosity. This collection offers a vivid window into early travel, survival, and the far corners of the world as seen through a single, cantankerous narrator.

The book blends personal recollections with observations about distant peoples, customs, and beliefs. It centers on the extraordinary events that marked a life at sea, in unfamiliar lands, and back home in England, offering a straightforward account of a traveler’s trials, friendships, and the quirks of human culture. Through direct storytelling, it invites readers to weigh what is known, what is believed, and what is learned along the way.

• Real-life adventures from childhood to adulthood, including encounters in England and abroad
• Candid observations of customs, rituals, and daily life in faraway places
• Reflections on beliefs, authority, and the power of stories to shape a life
• Moments of humor, danger, and resilience that keep the narrative moving

Ideal for readers of historical memoirs, colonial-era travel writing, and true-life adventure stories seeking a ground-level, unvarnished perspective.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0364506024
• ISBN 13: 9780364506028
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 332