The history of the most remarkable life, and extraordinary adventures, of the truly honourable Colonel Jaque : vulgarly call'd, Colonel Jack; who was born a gentleman, put apprentice to a pick-pocket, flourish'd six and twenty years as a thief, was then kidnapp'd to Virginia: Came back a Merchant, was Five Times married to Four Whores, went into the Wars, behav'd Bravely, got Preferment, was made Colonel of a Regiment; return'd again to England, follow'd the Fortunes of the Chevalier de St. George, was taken at the Preston Rebellion; receiv'd his Pardon from the late King, is now at the Head of his Regiment, in the Service of the Czarina fighting against the Turks, compleating a Life of Wonders, and resolves to die a General. Written by the author of Robinson Crusoe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Standardized Title:

History and remarkable life of the truly honourable Col. Jacque

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

England--Social life and customs--18th century.

England.

Manners and customs.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

vii pages, 1 unnumbered page,317 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 8⁰

Edition:

The fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

London : printed by J. Applebee, for Ward and Chandler, Booksellers, at the Ship just without Temple-Bar, and sold also at their shops in Coney-Street, York, and at Scarborough-Spaw, M.DCC.XXXIX. [1739]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

The author of Robinson Crusoe = Daniel Defoe.

Titlepage in red and black.

With three pages of advertisements at the end.

First published in 1722 as 'The history and remarkable life of the truly honourable Col. Jacque'.

Price from imprint: price 3 s. 6 d. Sheep, or 4 s. in Calf.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Moore, 452

English Short Title Catalog, T69664.

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