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The Story of the Voyage: Sea-Narratives in Eighteenth-Century England (Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Thought)
The Story of the Voyage SeaNarratives in EighteenthCentury England - Cambridge Studies in Eighteenth-Century English Literature and Thought Author:Philip Edwards This is the first study of one of the most popular forms of eighteenth-century literature, the voyage narrative. It illustrates the variety of published and unpublished material, from official accounts to the narratives of victims of the press-gang. It includes writings about Cook and the Bounty, studies of writings about the slave trade, and ac... more »counts of seamen and passengers. This is a book about writing, dealing with the devious routes from the actuality of experience to the production of self-serving narrative.« less