The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton(IV) 辛格爾頓船長(zhǎng)(英文版)
TheLife,AdventuresandPiraciesoftheFamousCaptainSingletonisanovelbyDanielDefoe,whoisanEnglishtrader,writer,journalist,pamphleteerandspy,primarilypublishedin1720.Ithasbeenrepublishedmultipletimes.CaptainSingletonisconsideredtohavebeenpartlyinspiredbytheexploitsoftheEnglishpirateHenryEvery,whooperatedinthelate17thcentury.ThenarrativedescribesthelifeoftheEnglishman,Singleton,stolenfromawell-to-dofamilyasachildandraisedbyGypsies,eventuallymakinghiswaytosea.TheformerhalfofthebookconcernsSingleton'scrossingofAfrica,thelatterhalfreferringtohislifeasapirateintheIndianOceanandArabianSea.Defoe'sdescriptionofpiracyfocusesonthemostpartonmattersofeconomicsandlogistics,makingitanintriguingifnotparticularlygrippingread.
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