Books about The History and Remarkable Life of the Truly Honourable Colonel Jacque, Commonly Called Colonel Jack

Books about The History and Remarkable Life of the Truly Honourable Colonel Jacque Commonly Called Colonel Jack

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Excerpt from The History and Remarkable Life of the Truly Honourable Colonel Jacque, Commonly Called Colonel Jack, Vol. 1 of 2 The other side to Defoe's picture (and there was another side then as now) is shown in verses which, with a few changes, would likewise be applicable to the

Like several of the main characters in Defoe's stories (Captain Singleton, Moll Flanders), Colonel Jacque never really knew his real parents; and he is always looking out for the main chance. His chief interest is commerce, and he becomes an Anglo-Saxon trader. It is the story of his successful trading