The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World. Vol. I. Being the First of the First Voyage. (Illustrated Edition)
The first in a seven-volume edition recounting Captain Cook's three voyages around the world, first published in this edition in 1821. John Hawkesworth (1715-73), an English writer, literary critic and book editor, was commissioned by the Admiralty to edit Captain Cook's papers relative to his first voyage, together with those of Joseph Banks, and the resulting three-volume work first appeared in 1773. Widespread criticism in the press made its publication a personal disaster for Hawkesworth and was believed to have hastened his death. Reviewers complained that it was impossible to tell which part of the account was attributable to Cook, whic…
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Weitere Autoren: Hawkesworth, John (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4068-8705-1
- EAN: 9781406887051
- Produktnummer: 25896410
- Verlag: Echo Library
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 252 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.4 cm 393 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 393
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