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The Journal of Penrose, Seaman (Paperback)
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This long-forgotten factional novel was the literary sensation of
its day. The Poet Laureate Robert Southey said of it 'Truth is
often stranger than falsehood; and so it is in this case'. This is
the account of the privateer William Williams's adventures after
being marooned upon the Miskito Coast. It is the first story of a
message in a bottle, of buried treasure, the first novel written in
America, and incredibly anti-slavery, at a time when America's
first three presidents owned slaves. The descriptions of flora and
fauna are unparalleled, and some of Williams' stories of mammoth
bones and inscribed basalt pillars have only been discovered to be
factual in the last two decades. This book updates the language of
the original manuscript, which was expurgated when originally
printed, and gives a short account of the life of its polymath
author. This is a wonderful work of literature which will bring joy
to readers old and young, and is crying out to be heard again
today. The amazing William Williams: Painter, Author, Teacher,
Musician, Stage Designer, Castaway. The activities of this
forgotten genius spread across almost every branch of American
culture... he will stand out as a significant figure in the
development of American culture - James Thomas Flexner I have never
read so much of a book in one sitting in my life. He Penrose] kept
me up half the night, and made me dream of him the other half... it
has all the air of truth, and is most entertaining and interesting
in every point of view - Lord George Byron
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