The History and Remarkable Life Of the Truly Honourable Col. Jacque, Commonly Call'd Col. Jack, Who Was Born a Gentleman, Put 'Prentice To a Pick-Pocket, Was Six and Twenty Years a Thief, and Then Kidnapp'd To Virginia, Came Back a Merchant; Was Five Times Married To Four Whores; Went Into the Wars, Behav'd Bravely, Got Preferment, Was Made Colonel Of a Regiment, Came Over, and Fled With the Chevalier, Is Still Abroad Compleating a Life Of Wonders, and Resolves To Dye a General. The Second Edition


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The History and Remarkable Life of the Truly Honourable Col. Jacque, Commonly Call'd Col. Jack, who was Born a Gentleman, Put 'prentice to a Pick-pocket, was Six and Twenty Years a Thief, and Then Kidnapp'd to Virginia. Came Back a Merchant ... Went Into the Wars ... was Made Colonel of a Regiment ... and Resolves to Dye a General. [By D. Defoe.] The Second Edition


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


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Full title: The History and Remarkable Life Of the truly Honourable Col. Jacque, commonly call'd Col. Jack, who was Born a Gentleman, put 'Prentice to a Pick-Pocket, was Six and Twenty Years a Thief, and then Kidnapp'd to Virginia, Came back a Merchant; was Five times married to Four Whores; went into the Wars, behav'd bravely, got Preferment, was made Colonel of a Regiment, came over, and fled with the Chevalier, is still abroad compleating a Life of Wonders, and resolves to dye a General.
















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The History and Remarkable Life of the truly Honourable Col. Jacque, commonly call'd Col. Jack, who was Born a Gentleman, put 'Prentice to a Pick-Pocket, was Six and Twenty Years a Thief, and then Kidnapp'd to Virginia, Came back a Merchant; was Five times married to Four Whores; went into the Wars, behav'd bravely, got Preferment, was made Colonel of a Regiment, came over, and fled with the Chevalier, is still abroad compleating a Life of Wonders, and resolves to dye a General. We publish the world's books. We have the largest collection of classics, and we believe that they are the highest quality, too. Don't take our word for it, peek inside and you'll see why we brag.




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