{"product_id":"the-life-and-adventures-of-peter-wilkins-hardcover","title":"The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Patlock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins\u003c\/i\u003e (1751) is an adventure novel by Robert Paltock. No doubt inspired by Daniel Defoe's \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/i\u003e (1719), Paltock's novel is a brilliant work of fiction in its own right, earning praise from such figures as Walter Scott and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Republished in an influential 1884 edition with an introduction by editor and academic Arthur Henry Bullen, \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins\u003c\/i\u003e remains a uniquely entertaining novel of shipwreck, romance, and discovery. \"It was about the middle of June, when the days are there at the shortest, on a very starry and moonlight night, that we observed at some distance a very black cloud, but seemingly of no extraordinary size or height, moving very fast towards us, and seeming to follow the ship, which then made great way.\" While sailing around Cape Horn, the crew of the \u003ci\u003eHector\u003c\/i\u003e spots a mysterious object flying toward them in the sky. Alarmed, the men open fire, causing the object to crash into the sea. Soon, cries for help alert them to an old man afloat on the waves, grasping the remnants of his flying machine for dear life. Safely on board, the man introduces himself as Peter Wilkins. Decades prior, he left his home and family in Cornwall to embark on a voyage to Africa. There, he was stolen into slavery by Portuguese settlers, but managed to escape with the help of the native Glanlepze and his wife. Later, Wilkins fell in with a group of English prisoners, who managed to steal a Portuguese vessel before being shipwrecked and lost at sea. The sole survivor, Wilkins washed ashore on a desert island, where he would fight every second to survive. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Robert Paltock's \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRounding Cape Horn, the crew of the \u003ci\u003eHector\u003c\/i\u003e spots a strange cloud flying erratically through the sky. Alarmed, they open fire, dropping the object or being into the sea. Upon hearing a cry for help, the ship pulls closer to see, afloat on the waves, an old man. \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel by Robert Paltock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 342\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783308181792,"sku":"9781513135120","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3a997ed2e7a06bd63bd8437742b41a97.webp?v=1780584253","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-life-and-adventures-of-peter-wilkins-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}