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The adventures of Robert Drury, during fifteen years captivity on the island of Madagascar; containing a description of that island; an account of its produce, manufactures, and commerce; with an account of the manners and customs, wars, religion, and civil policy of the inhabitants: to which is added a vocabulary of the Madagascar language. Written by himself, and now carefully revised and corrected from the original copy.
| Main Author: | Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. |
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| Language(s): | English |
| Published: |
London, Printed and sold by W. Meadows, 1743; Hull, Reprinted for Stodart and Craggs, 1807. |
| Subjects: |
Malagasy language
> Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
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| Note: |
Conjectured to have been edited by Defoe. cf. Dict. nat. biog. "It is clearly a work of fiction by Defoe."--Moore, J. R. Defoe's sources for Robert Drury's journal. Bloomington, Ind. [1943] p. 8. First edition, 1729, has title: Madagascar: or, Robert Drury's journal. "A vocabulary of the Madagascar language": p. [454]-459. |
| Physical Description: |
xii, 459 p.
front., pl.
21 cm.
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| Original Format: | Book |
| Original Classification Number: | PR3405 .M3 1807 |
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