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100 1 _aDrury, Robert,
_d1687-1750?
245 1 4 _aThe pleasant and surprising adventures of Robert Drury, during his fifteen years' captivity on the island of Madagascar
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aSometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe.
500 _aRelease date is 2023-10-09
508 _aRichard Tonsing, MFR, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Pleasant and Surprising Adventures of Robert Drury, During His Fifteen Years’ Captivity on the Island of Madagascar" is an autobiographical account written in the early 19th century. This narrative recounts the harrowing experiences of Robert Drury, who was shipwrecked and subsequently captured by natives on the island of Madagascar when he was just sixteen years old. The story provides a vivid glimpse into the customs, culture, and challenges that Drury faced during his lengthy captivity. At the start of the book, Drury introduces himself and outlines the events leading up to his fateful voyage aboard the Degrave, which culminated in a shipwreck. Following the shipwreck, he details the immediate chaos, as he and the surviving crew members are uncertain of their fate and have to navigate the reactions of the locals. The narrative quickly escalates as he finds himself thrust into a life of captivity, where he must adapt to the stark realities of his new environment while reflecting on his past and the stubbornness that led him there. This opening sets the stage for Drury's transformative journey as he confronts extraordinary challenges and the complexities of human interaction with those vastly different from himself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: Printed for Hunt and Clarke, 1826
653 _aMadagascar -- Description and travel
700 1 _aDefoe, Daniel,
_d1661?-1731
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/pleasantsuprisin00deforich
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71844
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