A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before by Daniel Defoe
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"A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before" by Daniel Defoe is a historical account written in the early 18th century. The book chronicles the adventurous voyage of a group of merchants aiming to establish an East India Company in Flanders while offering a unique perspective on trade and exploration. The narrative emphasizes the challenges faced during the voyage, including mutiny and navigating through uncharted territories. The opening
of the narrative introduces readers to the concept of recording voyages, emphasizing how common it had become to sail around the globe. The narrator describes his ambitions for the voyage, outlining plans to explore new territories while engaging in trade. Early on, there is foreshadowing of significant challenges, including objections from crew members about the proposed route and the tension escalating into potential mutiny as disagreements arise about the direction and purpose of their journey. The protagonist's leadership is tested as he navigates both the sea and the dynamics among his diverse crew. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 45053723 |
| Title | A New Voyage Round the World by a Course Never Sailed Before |
| Credits |
Produced by Steven Gibbs, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 39.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Voyages around the world -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 35774 |
| Release Date | Apr 5, 2011 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 391 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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