Interesting Old Books I have Found Online
Discussion
"The Unfortunate Englishman, or a Faithful Narrative of the Distresses and Adventures of John Cockburn, and five other English mariners"
https://archive.org/details/unfortunateengli00cock
True story, published 1803.
John Cockburn's ship is attacked and captured by pirates, the one woman on board is not treated well...nor are the pirate's prisoners...John is marooned on a desert island, then captured by other, worse, pirates...then left to fend for himself in the wilderness... makes 'Pirates of the Caribbean' look very tame.
Any other long out-of-print books that deserve to be read?
https://archive.org/details/unfortunateengli00cock
True story, published 1803.
John Cockburn's ship is attacked and captured by pirates, the one woman on board is not treated well...nor are the pirate's prisoners...John is marooned on a desert island, then captured by other, worse, pirates...then left to fend for himself in the wilderness... makes 'Pirates of the Caribbean' look very tame.
Any other long out-of-print books that deserve to be read?
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