Last Voyages; Cavendish, Hudson, Ralegh; the Original Narratives
Language: English
Published by Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1988
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Fine first edition in like dust jacket. Dark navy blue cloth with stamped gilt on spine and pale blue endpapers. First person narratives from the last voyages of Thomas Cavendish in 1591 -3, Henry Hudson in 1610 - 11, and Sir Walter Ralegh from 1617 - 18. Each voyage is presented with several pieces of narrative such as journals, letters, and narratives by officers and crew. x, 268 pp. History, Maritime, Nautical, Travel, Exploration, Late 16th to 17th Centuries.
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- Title
- Last Voyages; Cavendish, Hudson, Ralegh; the Original Narratives
- Author
- Edwards, Philip; ( Editor )
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press, Oxford
- Publication year
- 1988
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Cloth
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0198128940
- ISBN 13
- 9780198128946
- Edition
- First Edition
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Seller catalogs
- History, Travel
Thomas Cavendish attempted in 1591 to repeat his earlier triumphant circumnavigation of the globe, but could not get through the Magellan Straits and died at sea, probably by his own hand, on the voyage home. Henry Hudson, making yet another attempt to find the North-West Passage in 1610-11, was set adrift in the ice by his own crew. Sir Walter Ralegh, released from the Tower, failed to find the Guiana gold in 1617-18 and came home to the executioner's axe. The men who wrote the accounts of these disastrous ventures were the participants themselves: the leaders, the mutineers, young gentlemen, even a poet and a mathematician. Apart from the poet, none were writing for a living, though some of them were writing for their lives, passionately justifying or exonerating themselves, challenging and contradicting each other. Brought together, their accounts form moving documents of endeavour and defeat in difficult seas and hostile terrain.
All the narratives, given in modern spelling, have been newly re-edited from the original manuscripts or printings, with ample introductions which correct the existing historical record on a number of points, and with full explanatory commentary.
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Review
'although these accounts have been republished on a number of occasions over the years, their further reproduction here in this very readable form is to be welcomed' Andrew C.F. David, Mariner's Mirror
'elegant volume ... these texts, edited and annotated with scholarly care, will make rewarding reading for anyone interested in the Elizabethan and Jacobean period of maritime enterprise.' K.R. Andrews, University of Hull, International Journal of Maritime History
'a fascinating range of material ... this volume will have many readers whose interests are not primarily literary' Prose Studies
'Edwards's introduction and notes are well informed and useful ... this edition should be an essential part of any course teaching the history or literature of this period' Paul A.S. Harvey, Notes and Queries, March 1991
'assuredly a welcome addition to the growing literature in the field of discovery, exploration, and travel ... Professor Edwards has written an informative introduction to each voyage which provides the historical background and commentary on the narratives. For the scholar, the curious, and for anyone who wishes to broaden his or her knowledge of Elizabethan and Jacobean voyages of discovery and exploration, this book can be recommended without reservation. Perhaps its publication will encourage others to emulate Professor Edwards' achievement.' Edward J. Goodman, Terrae Incognitae, Volume XXII, 1990
'Edwards's study is an outstanding contribution to history, and indeed to historical truth ... As a critical edition of documents, this is, in fact, one of the most compacted and well-written books I have ever encountered. Edwards's book is a refreshingly new major contribution to historical knowedge.' Luca Codignola, Università di Genova, The International History Review, Vol XIII, No.2, May '91
'Edwards edits these materials with care, compressing long, repetitious passages, writing informed introductions, and providing helpful notes.'T.H. Breen, Northwestern University, Illinois, American Indian Quarterly, Summer 1992
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