The Pleasant and Surprising Adventures of Robert Drury, During his Fifteen Years’ Captivity in the Island of Madagascar, Written by himself

Download or read book The Pleasant and Surprising Adventures of Robert Drury, During his Fifteen Years’ Captivity in the Island of Madagascar, Written by himself written by Robert Drury and published by Full Well Ventures. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book originally published in 1729, “Madagascar, or Robert Drury's Journal,” was the story of an English sailor on the Degrave who was shipwrecked at the age of 17 on the island of Madagascar. He would be trapped there for fifteen years. Upon returning to England, a book allegedly recounting his memoirs would be published in his name in 1729. Though it was an instant success, the credibility of the details in the book would be put into question by later historians. Modern scholars have proven though that many details in the book are authentic and that the story itself is one of the oldest written historical accounts of life in southern Madagascar during the 18th century. Numerous editions have been published through the years.