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Drawn from nearly a century of detailed and fascinating reporting by The Times, discover insights and memories of the extraordinary period of social change that was our nation's second Elizabethan age. Featuring Queen Elizabeth's obituary, as published in The Times Reflections... Read Full Overview

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The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton is a novel by Daniel Defoe, originally published in 1720. Captain Singleton is believed to have been partly inspired by the exploits of the English pirate... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

Daniel Defoe (1660?-1731) was a prolific English writer who became one of the first Western writers to write novels and turn them into a sought after literary genre. During his life, Defoe wrote more than 500 books, pamphlets and journals on topics as wide ranging as politics,... Read Full Overview

Dieser im Jahre 1720 erschienene Roman beschreibt das Leben einer fiktiven Person - Bob Singleton. Der Seefahrer und Pirat erz hlt ber sein Privatleben und seine Abenteuer in der Mitte des 17. Jahrhunderts. Sein Leben war von Anfang an recht ungew hnlich und abenteuerlich: Als... Read Full Overview

Dieser im Jahre 1720 erschienene Roman beschreibt das Leben einer fiktiven Person - Bob Singleton. Der Seefahrer und Pirat erz hlt ber sein Privatleben und seine Abenteuer in der Mitte des 17. Jahrhunderts. Sein Leben war von Anfang an recht ungew hnlich und abenteuerlich: Als... Read Full Overview

"The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton is a novel by Daniel Defoe, originally published in 1720. It has been re-published multiple times since, some of which times were in 1840 2] 1927, 3] 1972 4] and 2008. 5] Captain Singleton is believed to have... Read Full Overview

"The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton is a novel by Daniel Defoe, originally published in 1720. It has been re-published multiple times since, some of which times were in 1840 2] 1927, 3] 1972 4] and 2008. 5] Captain Singleton is believed to have... Read Full Overview

"The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton is a novel by Daniel Defoe, originally published in 1720. It has been re-published multiple times since, some of which times were in 1840 2] 1927, 3] 1972 4] and 2008. 5] Captain Singleton is believed to have... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton is a novel by Daniel Defoe, originally published in 1720. It has been re-published multiple times since, some of which times were in 1840 1927, ]1972 and 2008. Captain Singleton is believed to have been partly... Read Full Overview