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Colonel Jack follows an orphaned boy from a life of poverty and crime to colonial prosperity, military and marital imbroglios, and religious conversion, driven by a problematic notion of becoming a ‘gentleman.’ Colonel Jack prominently tackles the subjects of money and crime. The novel begins with Jack as an abandoned illegitimate child, whose attending nurse is instructed by his father to inform Jack when he grows up that he is a ‘Gentleman’. Jack goes through many adventures, initially turning to crime from desperation, wandering around the country and beyond, finding love several times…
Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer, and spy, most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is noted for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularize the form in Britain with others such as Samuel Richardson, and is among the founders of the English novel. He was a prolific and versatile writer, producing more than five hundred books, pamphlets, and journals on various topics, including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology, and the supernatural.
Colonel Jack follows an orphaned boy from a life of poverty and crime to colonial prosperity, military and marital imbroglios, and religious conversion, driven by a problematic notion of becoming a ‘gentleman.’ Colonel Jack prominently tackles the subjects of money and crime. The novel begins with Jack as an abandoned illegitimate child, whose attending nurse is instructed by his father to inform Jack when he grows up that he is a ‘Gentleman’. Jack goes through many adventures, initially turning to crime from desperation, wandering around the country and beyond, finding love several times…
Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer, and spy, most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is noted for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularize the form in Britain with others such as Samuel Richardson, and is among the founders of the English novel. He was a prolific and versatile writer, producing more than five hundred books, pamphlets, and journals on various topics, including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology, and the supernatural.
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Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 373 ● ISBN 9788026867470 ● Dimensione 1.2 MB ● Età 17-11 anni ● Casa editrice e-artnow ● Città Prague ● Paese CZ ● Pubblicato 2016 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 7495695 ● Protezione dalla copia DRM sociale
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