The voyages and adventures of Captain Robert Boyle, in several parts of the world : intermix'd with the story of Mrs. Villars, an English lady with whom he made his surprizing escape from Barbary, the history of an Italian captive, and the life of Don Pedro Aquilio, &c., full of various and amazing turns of fortune : to which is added The voyage, shipwreck, and miraculous preservation of Richard Castleman, gent., with a descripton of the city of Philadelphia and the country of Pensylvania.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chetwood, W. R. (William Rufus), d. 1766.

Contributor:

Victor, Benjamin, d. 1778.

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.

Series:

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Voyages, Imaginary.

Pennsylvania--Description and travel.

Pennsylvania.

Castleman, Richard.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 p., [1] leaf of plates ) ill.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Other Title:

Voyages and adventures of Captain Robert Boyle,

Voyages and adventures of Captain Robert Boyle, in several parts of the world

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for J. Watts, and sold by J. Osborn, 1726.

Notes:

Attributed to William Chetwood.--Cf. Beasley, J.C., A check list of prose fiction published in England 1740-1749, p. 24; sometimes attributed to Benjamin Victor and Daniel Defoe--Cf. CBEL, v. 2, p. 539.

"Boyle's narrative is probably fictitious, but that of Castleman bears mark of authenticity."--Rich's Bibl. americana nova.

Title on added t.p.: The voyage, shipwreck, and miraculous escape of Richard Castleman.

Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.

Sabin no. 12553.

Cited in:

RLIN, CTRG93-B346

Contains:

Voyage, shipwreck, and miraculous preservation of Richard Castleman.

OCLC:

85788550