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.
- Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.
- Date:
- M.DCC.XXXIX. [1739]
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History and remarkable life of the truly honourable Col. Jacque
Publication/Creation
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]
Physical description
vii,[1],317,[3]p. ; 80.
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Edition
The fifth edition.
References note
ESTC T69664
Moore, 452
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.