{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-voyage-philip-edwards-9780521604260","title":"The Story of the Voyage: Sea-Narratives in Eighteenth-Century England","description":"This is the first full study of one of the most popular and extensive forms of eighteenth-century literature, the voyage narrative. It illustrates the wide variety of published and unpublished material in this field, from self-satisfied official accounts to the little-known narratives of victims of the press-gang. It includes a survey of writings about the Pacific - including Cook's voyages and Bligh and The Bounty; there is a major new study of William Dampier, studies of writings about the slave-trade, and accounts of seamen and passengers, including Fielding and Mary Wollstonecraft. This is a book about writing, rather than exploration and adventure, dealing with the devious routes from the actuality of experience to the production of self-serving narratives. These are narratives of energy, vitality and interest, set within the context of British competitive sea-going imperialism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Edwards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521604265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521604260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.65d","brand":"Philip Edwards","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47422232232191,"sku":"9780521604260","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a7d862a1-d7a6-496a-83cc-905359de8c9c.jpg?v=1761527564","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-story-of-the-voyage-philip-edwards-9780521604260","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}