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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.
Contributor:
Bicknell, Alexander, -1796.
Collection of British and American Fiction, 1660-1830 (University of Pennsylvania)
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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