The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton by Daniel Defoe
"The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton" by Daniel Defoe is a novel published in 1720. Kidnapped as a child and raised by gypsies, Bob Singleton finds himself marooned on Madagascar's coast. He leads a daring expedition across the uncharted African continent, facing wild beasts and gathering riches. But when his fortune runs dry, Singleton turns to piracy on the high seas—until a Quaker surgeon challenges him to reconsider
his violent path and seek redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton |
| Alternate Title | The Life, Adventures and Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Singleton |
| Credits |
Text file produced by Tom Allen, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 58.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Sea stories |
| Subject | Picaresque literature |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Pirates -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 6422 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Nov 3, 2019 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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