The history and remarkable life of the truly honourable Col. Jacque, commonly call'd Col. Jack, who was born a gentleman, put 'prentice to a pick-pocket, was six and twenty years a thief, and 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, came over, and fled with the Chevalier, is still abroad compleating a Life of Wonders, and resolves to dye a General.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

England.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii,[1],399,[1]p. )

Edition:

The second edition.

Other Title:

History and remarkable life of the truly honourable Col. Jacque,

Place of Publication:

London : printed and sold by J. Brotherton, at the Royal-Exchange ; T. Payne, near Stationers-Hall ; W. Mears, at the Lamb, and A. Dodd, at the Peacock without Temple-Bar ; W. Chetwood, in Covent Garden ; J. Graves, in St. James's-Street ; S. Chapman, in Pall Mall, and J. Stagg, at Westminster-Hall, MDCCXXIII. [1723]

Notes:

Written in the first person, but in fact by Daniel Defoe.

A reissue of the first edition published in the same year, with the title page partially reset to include the edition statement.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Moore, 452

English Short Title Catalog, T69662.

OCLC:

642665671