The hermit, or, The unparallel'd sufferings and surprising adventures of Mr. Philip Quarll, an Englishman, who was lately discovered by Mr. Dorrington, a Bristol merchant, upon an uninhabited island in the South-Sea, where he has lived above fifty years, without any human assistance, still continues to reside, and will not come away ... : with a curious frontispiece and a map of the island.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Longueville, Peter, active 1727.

Contributor:

Bicknell, Alexander, -1796.

Collection of British and American Fiction, 1660-1830 (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Genre:

Imaginary voyages -- England -- 18th century.

Penn Provenance:

Bateman, Mr. (donor) (RBC copy)

Singer, Jacob (donor) (Singer-Mendenhall copy)

Singer, Leah (donor) (Singer-Mendenhall copy)

Singer, Godfrey F. (honoree) (Singer-Mendenhall copy)

Physical Description:

xii, 263 pages, 1 unnumbered page (last page blank), 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, map ; 17 cm (12mo)

Edition:

The fourth edition.

Other Title:

Hermit.

English hermit.

Unparallel'd sufferings and surprising adventures of Mr. Philip Quarll, an Englishman.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for J. Wren ... S. Crowder, H. Woodgate, J. Fuller, and J. Warcus, 1768.

Notes:

Caption and running titles: The English hermit.

Preface signed P. L.; text signed: Ed. Dorrington. Generally attributed to Peter Longueville ; sometimes attributed to Alexander Bicknell. For discussion of authorship see Esdaile in The Library, 4th ser., v. 2, p. 185-192.

Local Notes:

Singer-Mendenhall copy imperfect: map wanting.

Cited in:

ESTC (RLIN) N2330

Raven, J. British fiction, 1750-1770, 1220

Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.) III, p 32

OCLC:

16108798