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The memoirs of Majr. Alexander Ramkins, a highland officer, Being an account of several remarkable adventures, during twenty eight years service in Scotland, Germany, Italy, Flanders and Ireland; exhibiting a very agreeable and instructive lesson of human life, both in a public and private capacity, in several pleasant instances of his amours, gallantry, oeconomy, &c.
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The memoirs of Majr. Alexander Ramkins, a highland officer, [electronic resource] : Being an account of several remarkable adventures, during twenty eight years service in Scotland, Germany, Italy, Flanders and Ireland; exhibiting a very agreeable and instructive lesson of human life, both in a public and private capacity, in several pleasant instances of his amours, gallantry, oeconomy, &c.
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Dublin : Printed for Will. Smith, in Dames-Street, Geo. Faulkner, in Essex-Street, and Oli. Nelson, in Skinner-Row, Booksellers, MDCCXLI. [1741]
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[6],86p. ; 8⁰.
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Written in the first person. "Whether there was a real-life Ramkins remains an open question."--Furbank and Owens. The entry in the DNB is apparently entirely based on The memoirs.
Sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Arthur W. Secord, Hutchins, Moore, Novak). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions.
With a preliminary advertisement leaf.
Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland.
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 25, 2010
References
English short title catalogue, T215854.
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