Roberts George [Pseudonym] The Four Years Voyages of Capt Ge

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Roberts, George [Pseudonym]
The Four Years Voyages of Capt. George Roberts; Being a Series of Uncommon Events.

London: A. Bettesworth and J. Osborn, 1726.

First edition, octavo, illustrated with folding map, one folding plate, and two full-page plates; lacking first and last blank; bound in sheepskin boards, rebacked, somewhat worn, some toning and spotting to contents, a few short closed marginal tears, 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.

This anonymously published text is sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe, however, this is disputed by Furbank and Owens. It tells the tale of Captain Roberts, who was captured by pirates, shipwrecked, and spent almost four years on the islands of Cape Verde. In the preface, he says that his experiences were "a constant series of tryals and misfortunes."

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