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The hermit, or, The unparalleled sufferings, and surprizing adventures, of Philip Quarll, an Englishman, who was discovered by Mr. Dorrington, a Bristol merchant, upon an uninhabited island, in the South-sea, where he lived above fifty years, without any human assistance. ... : with a curious frontispiece.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR3541 .L8 1790
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Longueville, Peter, active 1727.
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Penn Provenance:
- Parsons, Coleman O. (donor)
- Lee, harry lancelot (bookplate)
- Physical Description:
- iv, 272 pages ; 18 cm (12mo)
- Edition:
- The fifth edition.
- Other Title:
- Unparalleled sufferings, and surprizing adventures, of Philip Quarll
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for the book-sellers, 1790.
- Notes:
- Caption and running titles: The English hermit.
- Signed: Ed. Dorrington. Generally attributed to Peter Longueville; sometimes ascribed to Alexander Bicknell. For discussion of authorship see Esdaile in The Library, 4th ser., v. 2, p. 185-192.
- Engraved frontispiece inserted.
- Cited in:
- ESTC (RLIN) 106469
- Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.) III, p 32
- Contains:
- Hermit.
- English hermit.
- OCLC:
- 79126256
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