Memoirs of a Cavalier (World's Classics S.) - Softcover

Defoe, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192827103 ISBN 13: 9780192827104

Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks, 1991

Synopsis

Daniel Defoe's great talent as a writer was to speak in the voices of others. Such was the authenticity of this memoir of a 17th-century soldier of fortune that for over half a century it was considered to be genuine. The struggle of the narrator to turn his observations into facts and to make certain history out of his uncertain experiences combines with vivid descriptions of the battles of the Civil War to give the narrative its dramatic qualities.

About this title

Book Description:

Originally published in 1908 as part of the English Literature for Schools series, this book contains the 1922 reprint of selections from Daniel Defoe's novel about the English Civil War. O'Neill supplies an introduction on the writing of the novel as well as critical notes on the text at the end of the volume.

About the Author:

Daniel Defoe, born Daniel Foe, was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer, and spy, most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0192827103
• ISBN 13: 9780192827104
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350