Author: Goldsmiths' Library of Economic Literature
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Category : Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 874

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Author: Various Authors
Publisher: Good Press
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 214

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"Memorials of Old Devonshire" by Various Authors. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author: Edwin A. Pratt
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Category : Communication and traffic
Languages : en
Pages : 552

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Author: Sir Robert Bignold
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Category : Insurance companies
Languages : en
Pages : 396

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Thomas Bignold (1761-1835) was born at Charolwood, near Westerham, Kent, England, the son of John Bignold (1724-1794). He left Kent and settled at Norwich, ca. 1783. He married Sarah Cocksedge Ling, a widow, in 1785. They had six children1786-1788. He was one of the founders of the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society.

Author: Cecil Thomas Carr
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015930568
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Family of Fairfax
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 446

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Author: William Williams
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253010527
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 413

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An 18th century sailor is cast away in a multi-ethnic New World in this long-neglected classic regarded as the first American novel every written. Mr. Penrose narrates the adventures of a Llewellin Penrose who flees an unhappy home life to seek his fortune on the high seas. Having learned the sailor’s trade, Penrose survives a series of nautical mishaps, only to be cast adrift on the Mosquito Coast. When rescue finally comes, Penrose refuses to abandon the new home he has made among the Indians. Though not officially published until 1815—posthumously and bowdlerized—painter and seafarer William Williams’s dynamic adventure was actually written before 1780, making it unjustly forgotten as, arguably, the first American novel. Publishers may have been wary of “a work of imagination”, but Lord Byron could barely contain his enthusiasm for this unique tale: “I have never read so much of a book in one sitting in my life. He kept me up half the night, and made me dream of him the other half.” Equal parts travel narrative, sea-merchant yarn and historical document, this original version of Mr. Penrose reflects on some of the most pressing moral and social issues of its time: imperialism, racial equality, religious freedom, and the nature of an ethical government. In fact, it contains the first unequivocal critique of slavery in a transatlantic novel and the most realistic portrayals of Native Americans in early American fiction. In the afterword, Sarah Wadsworth imparts new research on the author and his career, shedding light on the novel’s subjects and timely themes, and situating Mr. Penrose at the forefront of the American literary canon.

Author: William Denton
Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 358

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Author: J. Stanley James
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Category : Mine gases
Languages : en
Pages : 136

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Author: Frederick John Snell
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Category : Exmoor (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 484

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