Book memoirs of a buccaneer: dampier's new voyage round the world, 1697 (dover value editions) ISBN 0486457265

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1776
The reflection upon my situation and that of this army produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in slepp.
Few people know the predica´ment we are in.
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Title: Memoirs of a Buccaneer: Dampier's New Voyage Round the World, 1697 (Dover Value Editions)
Author: William Dampier
ISBN: 0486457265
EAN: 9780486457260
448 Pages
Publisher: Dover Publications
Binding: Paperback
Publication date: 2007-01-15

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I tink the above review is unfair. This book is a wonderful read and the details of William Dampier's observations of people, places and the climatic conditions are excellent. You could almost be one of William's buccaneer crew.

Yes the language is archaic at times but I find the cadence and vocabulary of Dampier's 17th century idiom lovely.If you can get on with the language of the King James Bible or Book of Common Prayer you will be fine. The language is wonderfully evocative. Not a light read but a satisfying one.