31 results filtered with: Adventure and adventurers - Early works to 1800
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The Arabian pirate; or authentic history and fighting adventures of Tulagee Angria. With An Account of his Predecessors, the Angrias, who carried on their depredations in the East Indies for upwards of Forty Years. Also An Account of the Siege and taking of his Town and Fortress, and the destruction of his whole naval Force, by Admiral Watson and Colonel Clive.
Date: [1795?]- Books
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The history of the adventures of Arthur O'Bradley. In two volumes. ...
Potter, John, active 1754-1804.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
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Birmingham in danger! of which Job Nott cives Fair Warning.
Nott, Job.Date: [1799]- Books
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A s'upl'im'int too thı̆ Hı̆stı̆re ŏv Rŏbı̆nsı̆n Kruzo, beı̆ng th'i h'ist'ire 'ov Kruzonea, ŏr R'ob'ins'in Kruzo'z il'ind. ...
Spence, Thomas, 1750-1814.Date: 1782- Books
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The wonderful life and most surprising adventures of of that renowned hero, Robinson Crusoe: Who lived twenty-eight years on an uninhabited Island. Which he afterwards colonised.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: 1791- Books
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Reason triumphant over fancy; exemplified in the singular adventures of Don Sylvio de Rosalva. ... Translated from the German original of Mr. C.M. Wieland. ...
Wieland, Christoph Martin, 1733-1813.Date: 1773- Books
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Authentic narratives of affecting incidents at sea. In a series of letters, interspersed with poetry, and moral observations. Published by subscription, for the benefit of a poor lame boy.
Date: MDCCXCV. [1795]- Books
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The wonderful life and surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, mariner: containing, a full and particular account how he lived eight and twenty years upon an uninhabited island on the coast of America: with a true relation how he was at last miracuously [sic] preserved. Adorned with cuts.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: 1800- Books
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The life and adventures of John Connor, commonly called, Jack the batchelor. The Famous Irish Bucker. With alterations and additions. To which is added, the life of Mons. Thurot: and, the life of Captain Avery, Two Noted Pirates. Written by a friend.
Friend.Date: [1785?]- Books
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Scotch gallantry display'd: or the life and adventures of the unparalel'd [sic] Col. Fr-nc-s Ch-rt-s, impartially related. With some remarks on other writers on this subject.
Date: 1730- Books
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Good humour rewarded, or: the adventures of Polite Damon, the methods he took to get money from his friends, ...
Date: [1779?]- Books
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The adventures of a pin, supposed to be related by himself, herself, or itself.
Date: [1790?]- Books
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The adventures of John Le-Brun. Containing a surprising series of entertaining accidents in his own life. Also Several Historical Accounts of the Private Memoirs of his Cotemporaries. Being an Impartial History of his own Times. In which All Modern Transactions of any Secrecy or Importance, whether Amorous, Moral, or Military, are faithfully related. The Whole Collected from A Genuine MS. for the Entertainment and Improvement of all Gentlemen and Ladies of Wit, Humour, and Gallantry. In two volumes.
Cross, Richard, -1760.Date: 1740- Books
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Providence displayed: or, the remarkable adventures of Alexander Selkirk, Of Largo, in Scotland; Who lived Four Years and Four Months by himself, on the Island of Juan Fernandez; From whence he returned with Capt. Woodes Rogers, of Bristol, And on whose adventures was founded the celebrated novel of Robinson Crusoe With a Description of the Island, and an Account of several other Persons left there, particularly William, a Mosquito Indian, and Capt. Davis's Men: including brief Memoirs of the famous Capt. Wm. Dampier. To which is added, a supplement, containing the history of Peter Serrano, Ephraim How, and others, left in similar Situations. By Isaac James, With a Map of the Island, and twenty-four Cuts.
James, Isaac.Date: 1800- Books
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The life and surprizing adventures of Don Antonio de Trezzanio, Who was Self-Educated, and lived Forty-Five Years in an uninhabited Island in the East-Indies. Containing his Birth in a Monastery; his being committed to the Sea in a Chest; his being cast on a desolate Island in the East-Indies; his being found by a Roe, with the remarkable. Tenderness with which she nourished and brought him up, till able to shift for himself; the Language he learnt, and the Method he made use of for his Defence from the wild Beasts; an Account of the different Sorts of Provision, and manner of providing it; the Death of the old Roe, and his great Grief thereon; his extraordinary Surprize at meeting with Salandio a Mendicant Fryar, who came there to live a Hermit's Life; Salandio teaches him to speak, and instructs him in Religious Principles; Antonio proposes to go off the Island, which Salandio consents to; their Arrival at Goa, where he enjoys Ease, Plenty and Respect. Adorned with Copper-Plates.
Ibn Ṭufayl, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Malik, -1185.Date: [1761]- Books
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Lolotte et Fanfan, ou les aventures de deux enfans abandonées dans une isle déserte, rédigées & publiées sur les manuscrits anglais, par M. Ducray-du-Minil.
Ducray-Duminil, M. (François Guillaume), 1761-1819.Date: 1788- Books
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The adventures of John Le-Brun. Containing a surprising series of entertaining accidents in his own life. Also Several Historical Accounts of the Private Memoirs of his Cotemporaries. Being an Impartial History of his own Times. In which All Modern Transactions of any Secrecy or Importance, whether Amorous, Moral, or Military, are faithfully related. The Whole Collected from A Genuine MS. for the Entertainment and Improvement of all Gentlemen and Ladies of Wit, Humour, and Gallantry. In two volumes.
Cross, Richard, -1760.Date: 1739- Books
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The life and adventures of Gilbert Langley, formerly of Serle-Street near Lincoln's-Inn, Goldsmith. Containing particularly, His Family, Education, and Accidents in his tender Years. His being sent into Flanders, to the Convent of English Benedictines at Doway, with a curious Detail of their Method in bringing up Youth. His return to England, and his first Slips in point of Honesty and Virtue. His Amours with all Sorts of loose Women, and great variety of Accidents which happened in Consequence of them. His meeting with a Cheat, who had Address enough to bite him twice. His Marriage, and fraudulent Arts to support a broken Fortune. His Contrivance to amass a vast Quantity of Jewels, Watches, rich Toys, &c. to the Amount of 20,000 l. His Flight to Holland, and strange Adventures there, 'till detected by his Creditors, and best Part of his Effects taken from him. His return to England, Voyage to the West-Indies, Rogueries there, and miserable Condition when he came back. Imprisoned in the Counter, reduced to Want, hangs Himself at a Bailiffs House; escape from thence, and a new Trip to Sea. His Travels thro' Spain, Adventures in the Canaries, arrival in Italy, and return to London. His last Exploit, which brought him within Sight of a Halter. Written by himself, in Maidstone-Goal, when under condemnation, for a robbery committed on the highway.
Langley, Gilbert.Date: [1740]- Books
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The illustrious unfortunate: or the adventures of the greatest heroes of antiquity. Translated from the French By James Seguin, Teacher of the French Tongue in Trurow and in Falmouth.
Seguin, James.Date: MDCCXLIV. [1744]- Books
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The midnight-Ramble: Or, the adventures of Two Noble Females: Being A true and impartial Account of their late Excursion through the Streets of London and Westminster. Wherein is exemplified from Jealousies, Doubts, and Fears, the various Misfortunes which the two Ladies, accompanied by their Milliner (whom they artfully engaged to attend them in Disguise in this Frolick) met with, in Pursuit to discover their Husbands Intrigues. Interspersed with The Humours of Mr. Constable and his Watchmen, who took them into Custody in Covent-Garden, about Three in the Morning.
Date: [1754]- Books
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The unfortunate Englishmen: or, a faithful narrative of the distresses and adventures of John Cockburn, and five other English mariners, viz. Thomas Rounge, John Holland, Richard Banister, John Balman and Thomas Robinson. ...
Cockburn, John, Mariner.Date: [1745?]- Books
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Memoirs of the celebrated Lady Viscountess Wilbrihammon, alias Mollineux, alias Irving, Countess of Normandy, and Baroness Wilmington, the greatest impostress of the present age.
Hewitt, John, 1719-1802.Date: [1778]- Books
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The true and surprising adventures, voyages, shipwreck, and distresses, of Mons. Pierre Viaud, ... Translated by Mrs. Griffith. Ornamented with two engravings.
Dubois-Fontanelle, Jean Gaspard, 1737-1812.Date: 1798- Books
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The adventures of Melinda; a lady of distinction now living. Founded on real, authentic facts, and such diverting and surprizing incidents as can scarce be parallell'd in history.
Date: 1749- Books
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Philamour and Philamena: or genuine memoirs of a late affecting transaction.
Date: M,DCC,XLVI. [1746]