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100 1 _aGosse, Edmund,
_d1849-1928
245 1 0 _aRaleigh
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-12-20
508 _aProduced by Brownfox and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Raleigh" by Edmund Gosse is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This biographical work chronicles the life of Sir Walter Raleigh, exploring his multifaceted career as a soldier, explorer, and courtier in Elizabethan England. The book aims to portray Raleigh's personal journey distinct from the broader political and historical context of his times. The opening of the book focuses on Raleigh's early life, detailing his birth in 1552 in Hayes Barton, Devonshire, and his ancestry, which includes notable figures such as his half-brother Sir Humphrey Gilbert. Gosse elaborates on Raleigh’s formative years, including his uncertain education at Oxford, his early military experiences in France, and the influence of his family on his adventurous spirit. The narrative sets the stage for Raleigh's later exploits as a prominent explorer and courtier, hinting at the ambition and complexity that would characterize his career and interactions with key historical figures of his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aRaleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618
653 _aGreat Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603
653 _aExplorers -- Great Britain -- Biography
653 _aGreat Britain -- History -- James I, 1603-1625
653 _aGreat Britain -- History, Naval -- Tudors, 1485-1603
700 1 _aLang, Andrew,
_d1844-1912
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27580
999 _c68489
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