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The memoirs of Majr. Alexander Ramkins, a Highland-Officer, now in prison at Avingnon. Being an account of several remarkable adventures during about twenty eight years service in Scotland, Germany, Italy, Flanders and Ireland; exhibiting a very agreeable and instructive Lesson of Human Life, both in a Publick and Private Capacity, in several pleasant Instances of his Amours, Gallantry, Oeconomy, &c.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ramkins, Alexander, 1672-1719?
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ramkins, Alexander, 1672-1719?--Imprisonment--Early works to 1800.
- Ramkins, Alexander.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ([6],182,[4]p. )
- Other Title:
- Memoirs of Majr. Alexander Ramkins,
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for R. King at the Queen's-Head, and W. Boreham at the Angel in Pater-Noster-Row, [1719] [1718]
- Notes:
- Written in the first person. "Whether there was a real-life Ramkins remains an open question."--Furbank and Owens. The entry in the DNB is apparently entirely based on The memoirs.
- Sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Arthur W. Secord, Hutchins, Moore, Novak). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions.
- Published 9 December 1718 (Moore).
- With two leaves of advertisements at the end.
- Price from imprint: Price 1 s. 6 d. Stich'd, and 2 s. Bound.
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T69373.
- OCLC:
- 642665344
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