The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man: Taken from His Own Mouth, in His Passage to England, from Off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector
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Overview:
- Title: The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man: Taken from His Own Mouth, in His Passage to England, from Off Cape Horn in America, in the Ship Hector
- Author: R. S.
- Year: 1844
- Publisher: John W. Parker
- Price: 3/-
- Pages: 263
- Binding: Hardcover
- Type: Novel
- Title Reference: The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man
- Notes:
- "A new edition, thoroughly revised."
- According to Bleiler many editions were abridged.
- The Bibliotheca Cornubiensis: P-Z (1878) on page 421 describes this edition as "An expurgated edition." According to the introduction signed by the editor (J. C.) the sections that were "in compliance with the bad taste of his (the author's) age" have been omitted "as a just tribute to the improved manners of our own".
- The full text and images of this edition are available at The Internet Archive sourced from The University of California.
- The full text and images of this edition are available at Google Books sourced from The University of Michigan.
- The full text and images of this edition are available at The HathiTrust Digital Library sourced from The New York Public Library, The University of Michigan, and The University of California.
- Month of Publication and Pricing data from The British Catalogue of Books 1837-1849 Page 211.