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.
| Author/creator | Chetwood, W. R. |
| Other author | Victor, Benjamin, d. 1778. |
| Other author | Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 3rd ed. |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for J. Watts, and sold by J. Osborn, 1726. |
| Description | 350 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Local note | LIT-273 |
| General note | 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. |
| General note | "Boyle's narrative is probably fictitious, but that of Castleman bears mark of authenticity."--Rich's Bibl. americana nova. |
| General note | Title on added t.p.: The voyage, shipwreck, and miraculous escape of Richard Castleman. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Huntington Library. |
| General note | Sabin no. 12553. |
| References | RLIN, CTRG93-B346 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Other title | Voyage, shipwreck, and miraculous preservation of Richard Castleman. |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |