The history and remarkable life of the truly Honourable Colonel Jaque, vulgarly call'd, Colonel Jack : Who was born a gentleman, put 'prentice to a pick-pocket, flourish'd six and twenty years as a thief, and was then kidnapp'd to Virginia: came back a merchant, was five times married to four whores, went into the wars, behav'd bravely, got preferment, was made colonel of a regiment, return'd again to England, follow'd the fortunes of the Chevalier de St. George, is now abroad compleating a life, of wonders and resolves to die a general.
| Author/creator |
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731 |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Edition | The third edition. |
| Publication Info | London : Printed, and sold by J. Brotherton at the Royal-Exchange; T. Payne near Stationer's-Hall; W. Mears at the Lamb without Temple-Bar; J. Graves in St. James's-Street; S. Chapman in Pall-Mall; and J. Stagg at Westminster-Hall, 1724. |
| Description | vii, 1 unnumbered page, 399, 1 unnumbered page ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
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| Variant title | History and remarkable life of the truly honourable Col. Jacque |
| General note | Written in the first person, but in fact by Daniel Defoe. |
| General note | A reissue of the first 1723 edition, with a cancel titlepage. |
| General note | Titlepage in red and black. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from British Library. |
| References | Moore, 452 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, N7284. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Genre/form | Fiction. |
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