Abducted as a child and forced to sea at the age of 12, Bob Singleton loses the fortune he made crossing Africa on foot, only to make a greater one as a pirate, before his realisation that he is `a Thief, a Pirate, a Murtherer, and ought to be hanged' sets him on the road to salvation in the company of one of Defoe's most memorable characters, William the Quaker. At once an adventure story, travel narrative, and view of eighteenth century society through the eyes of one of its outcasts, Captain Singleton is no longer considered one of Defoe's minor works, but an outstanding novel of ideas.

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Title: Captain Singleton
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 1990
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0192822004
ISBN 13: 9780192822000
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good

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Published in 1720, Captain Singleton recounts the tale of Bob Singleton, who goes to sea at the age of twelve, makes a fortune, loses it, and makes another as a pirate before he is ultimately reformed. More than merely an adventure story or a travel narrative, Captain Singleton offers a searching exploration of society from the point of view of its outcasts. Taken from the text of the first edition, this volume contains a a new introduction which incorporates the most recent developments in Defoe scholarship and criticism.

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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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