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
Edition3rd ed.
Publication InfoLondon : Printed for J. Watts, and sold by J. Osborn, 1726.
Description350 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill.
Supplemental ContentGale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926
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SeriesSabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED
Local noteLIT-273
General noteAttributed 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 noteTitle on added t.p.: The voyage, shipwreck, and miraculous escape of Richard Castleman.
General noteReproduction of original from Huntington Library.
General noteSabin no. 12553.
References RLIN, CTRG93-B346
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Other titleVoyage, shipwreck, and miraculous preservation of Richard Castleman.

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