02518cam a2200469 a 4500 197297-2 20141120165737.0 851118s1768 enkabf 00000 eng d (OCoLC)ocm16108798 (OCoLC)16108798 (CStRLIN)PAUG85-B40802 (CaOTULAS)121275885 ABC2005 197297 NIC NIC CStRLIN PU PR3541 .L8 1768 11/18/85 CT Longueville, Peter, fl. 1727. The hermit, or, The unparallel'd sufferings and surprising adventures of Mr. Philip Quarll, an Englishman, who was lately discovered by Mr. Dorrington, a Bristol merchant, upon an uninhabited island in the South-Sea, where he has lived above fifty years, without any human assistance, still continues to reside, and will not come away ... : with a curious frontispiece and a map of the island. "The hermit, or, The unparallel'd sufferings and surprising adventures of Mr. Philip Quarll, an Englishman, who was lately discovered by Mr. Dorrington, a Bristol merchant, upon an uninhabited island in the South-Sea, where he has lived above fifty years, without any human assistance, still continues to reside, and will not come away. Containing I. His conferences with those who found him out; to whom he recites the most material circumstances of his life; as, that was born in the parish of St. Giles, educated by charitable contribution of a lady, and put 'prentice to a locksmith. II. How he left his master, and was taken up with a notorious house-breaker, who was hanged; how, after his escape, he went to sea a cabin-boy, married a famous whore, listed himself a common soldier, turned singing-master, and married three wives, for which he was tried and condemned at the Old Bailey. III. How he was pardoned by King Charles II. [sic] turned merchant, and was shipwrecked on this desolate island on the coast of Mexico. With a curious frontispiece and a map of the island. The fourth edition." Letter-Press Full Work The English hermit. The English hermit. (recto) The English hermit. (verso) The fourth edition. Fourth edition London : Printed for J. Wren, opposite new exchange buildings in the Strand; S. Crowder, H. Woodgate, J. Fuller, and J. Warcus. 1768. xii, 263, [1] p. (last page blank), [2] leaves of plates : Map Ill. (frontispiece) 17 cm. (12mo) Duodecimo Caption and running titles: The English hermit. Bookplate front paste-down endpaper--"Library of the University of Pennsylvania"; "Gift of Mr. Bateman". Preface signed P. L.; text signed: Ed. Dorrington. Generally attributed to Peter Longueville ; sometimes attributed to Alexander Bicknell. For discussion of authorship see Esdaile in The Library, 4th ser., v. 2, p. 185-192. Title page publication information includes H. [Henry] Woodgate as among printed for, although Henry Woodgate died two years before the publication date. Frontispiece foreground shows a shirtless man with long hair and beard carrying a bundle of wood and an ax. A monkey carrying wood accompanies him. Background is a trio of rustic houses set in the clearing of a tropical forest, at the base of a mountain. Caption: "Philip Quarll & Beaufidell." Frontispiece attributed to "J. Hulet Sculp." Library-related marginalia, pencil, letters and numbers, recto first page of Preface Prefaces compares The hermit to other, contemporaneous works: "If Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders, and Colonel Jack, have had their admirers among the lower rank of readers; it is as certain, that the morality in masquerade, which may be discover'd in the Travels of Lemuel Gulliver, has been an equal entertainment to the superior class of mankind. Now it may, without the least arrogance, be affirmed, that tho' this surprising narrative be not replete with vulgar stories as the former, or so interspersed with a satirical vein, as the last of the above-mentioned treatises; yet it is certainly of more use to the public, than either of them, because every incident, herein related, is real matter of fact..." Preface explains that the text is authored by a well-born Mr. Edward Dorrington and the hermit Peter Quarll: "As to the genuineness of this treatise, I am farther to assure the reader, that as Mr. Dorrington is allowed, by all who know him, to be a Gentleman of unquestionable veracity, and above attempting an imposition upon the public; so the first book was wholly written by himself, and the second and third books were faithfully transcribed from Mr. Quarll's parchment-role..." Imperfect: missing map. University of Pennsylvania stamp on title page. Embossed stamp on back leaf. Spine detached, revealing that the book was bound was an electrician's form. ESTC (RLIN) N2330 Raven, J. British fiction, 1750-1770, 1220 Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.) III, p 32 Preface The preface Front "Truth and fiction have, of late, been so promiscuously blended together, in performances of this nature; that, in the present case, it seems absolutely necessary to distinguish the one from the other." "The second and third books are the contents of the Hermit's parchment roll above-mentioned, and contain the most surprising, as well as various turns of fortune ever yet recounted in any work of this kind." (vii) Poem On the hermit's solitude Front "Behold a man in his first class of years,---When youthless sports made way for growing cares,---The chequer'd fortunes of a manly age,---Busies reflecting sense with thoughts more sage:..." Brackets in margins of p.xi indicate two triplets. Footnotes N.B. Middle Footnote, p.69, is in Mr. Dorrington's voice: "The ship belonged to Bristol, I communicated following memoirs to a friend in London, in order to be published...In the meantime, I have business calls me to Peru and Mexico again...And so I take my leave, and end the first part." Footnote, p.106, explains use of quotation marks: "The lines marked with (") are set down word for word with his memoirs, for these reasons, 1. I thought it a pity to alter any thing from his notions of the pleasures of a country life. 2. And the rather, because it gives us very lively ideas of the perfect happiness he enjoys in his solitude." Singer-Mendenhall copy imperfect: map wanting. Third-person First-person First book of work is first-person; second and thirds books of work are third-person Epistolary Poem Speech in aphorisms set off by italics p. 31 and p.32. An exchange of letters is included p.109-110 "Mr. Bateman" Ink Written on book plate Pencil Numbers and symbols The number 77 is written and circled. Adaptation Preface ...The second and third books were faithfully transcribed from Mr. Quarll's parchment-role... Author (paratext) Initials "The reader's humble servant, P.L." Preface Unknown Male Editor (text) Generic/descriptive "But because my share in this work, is no other than that of a bare editor, I think it my duty to account for the possession of this manuscript." Preface Indeterminate Unknown Preface signed P. L.; text signed: Ed. Dorrington. Generally attributed to Peter Longueville ; sometimes attributed to Alexander Bicknell. Author (text) Proper name Mr. Dorrington is allowed, by all who know him, to be a Gentleman of unquestionable veracity...so the first book was wholly written by himself Preface Male Unknown Author (text) Proper name ...The second and third books were faithfully transcribed from Mr. Quarll's parchment-role... Preface Male Unknown Imaginary voyages England 18th century. rbgenr CHR 1768 PRO Bateman, Mr. (donor) (RBC copy) PRO Singer, Jacob (donor) (Singer-Mendenhall copy) PRO Singer, Leah (donor) (Singer-Mendenhall copy) PRO Singer, Godfrey F. (honoree) (Singer-Mendenhall copy) Longueville, Peter active 1727 Supposed Author (text) Authorized Bicknell, Alexander -1796. Supposed Author (text) Authorized Wren, J. -1768. Printed for Authorized Crowder, Stanley -1798. Printed for Authorized Woodgate, Henry -1766 Printed for Authorized Fuller, John active 1748-1796 Printed for Authorized Hulet, J. Author (frontispiece) Unauthorized Warcus, J. Printed for Unauthorized J. Wren, S. Crowder, H. Woodgate, J. Fuller, and J. Warcus. Printed for Unauthorized Early Novels University of Pennsylvania Collection of British and American Fiction, 1660-1830 (University of Pennsylvania) PU Hermit. English hermit. Unparallel'd sufferings and surprising adventures of Mr. Philip Quarll, an Englishman. England London. RBC \\Another\Copy\Singer-\Menden-\hall\ 11/18/85 C RBC 1 21878 g. Mr. Bateman 11/18/85 C RBC 2 725231 Singer-Mendenhall map wanting 11/18/85 C Hermit Unparalleled Suffering Surprising Adventure Mr. Philip Quarll Mister Englishman Be Lately Discover Mr. Dorrington Bristol Merchant Uninhabited Island South-Sea Live Fifty Year Human Assistance Still Continue Reside Will Come Contain Conference Find Recite Most Material Circumstance Life Born Parish St. Giles Educate Charitable Contribution Lady Put Apprentice Locksmith Leave Master Take Notorious House-Breaker Hang Escape Go Sea Cabin-boy Marry Famous Whore List Common Solider Turn Singing-master Three Wife Try Condemn Old Baily Old Bailey Pardon King Charles II Shipwreck Desolate Coast Mexico Curious Frontispiece Map Fourth Edition KGP 6/19/15 Haverford College GE