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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The dissenting minister Andrew Kippis (1725-95) was a Member of the
Society of Antiquaries and of the Royal Society. With this work of
1788, he was the first biographer of Captain James Cook (1728-79),
although several of Cook's colleagues, including Johann Reinhold
Forster in 1778 and David Samwell in 1786, had previously published
memoirs of their service with him. Believing that 'his public
transactions ... are the grand objects to which the attention of
his biographer must be directed', Kippis draws on the official
Admiralty accounts of Cook's voyages and focuses on his
professional life. The book was criticised at the time for failing
to convey Cook's personality and motivation, stressing his
achievements without putting them in context. However, it remained
the only biography for forty years, and shaped public perception of
Cook as a brilliant navigator and commander, a fearless explorer
and an exemplary British hero.
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