Mr. Penrose : The Journal of Penrose, Seaman.
Title:
Mr. Penrose : The Journal of Penrose, Seaman.
Author:
Williams, William.
ISBN:
9780253010520
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (412 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Editor's Original Acknowledgments -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 Second Year of My Lonely Condition -- Chapter 5 Third Year of My Residence -- Chapter 6 Fourth Year of My Residence -- Chapter 7 Fifth Year of My Residence -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 Sixth Year of My Residence -- Chapter 10 Seventh Year -- Chapter 11 -- Chapter 12 Eighth Year -- Chapter 13 -- Chapter 14 -- Chapter 15 Ninth Year -- Chapter 16 Tenth Year -- Chapter 17 Eleventh Year -- Chapter 18 Twelveth Year -- Chapter 19 -- Chapter 20 Thirteenth Year -- Chapter 21 -- Chapter 22 Fourteenth Year -- Chapter 23 -- Chapter 24 Fifteenth Year -- Chapter 25 Sixteenth Year -- Chapter 26 -- Chapter 27 Seventeenth Year -- Chapter 28 -- Chapter 29 Eighteenth Year -- Chapter 30 -- Chapter 31 Nineteenth Year -- Chapter 32 -- Chapter 33 Twentieth Year -- Chapter 34 Twenty First Year -- Chapter 35 Twenty Second Year -- Chapter 36 Twenty Third Year -- Chapter 37 Twenty Fourth Year -- Chapter 38 Twenty Fifth Year -- Chapter 39 Twenty Sixth Year -- Chapter 40 Twenty Seventh Year -- Chapter 41 Twenty Eighth Year -- Afterword: Penrose in the Twenty-First Century.
Abstract:
Long neglected as the first American novel, Mr. Penrose narrates the adventures of a British youth who flees an unhappy home life to seek his fortune on the high seas. Having learned the sailor's trade, Penrose survives a series of nautical mishaps, only to be cast adrift on the Mosquito Coast. When rescue finally comes, Penrose refuses to abandon the new home he has made among the Indians. Equal parts travel narrative, adventure tale, and natural history, the novel reflects on some of the most pressing moral and social issues of its time: imperialism, racial equality, religious freedom, and the nature of ethical, responsible government. Mr. Penrose contains the first unequivocal critique of slavery in a transatlantic novel and the most realistic portrayals of Native Americans in early American fiction. In the afterword to this paperback edition, Sarah Wadsworth imparts new research on the author and his career, shedding light on the novel's subjects and timely themes, and situating Mr. Penrose at the forefront of the American literary canon.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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