Life of Colonel Jack. ( include )VOLUME 1, AND 2 By: Daniel Defoe, (Paperback)

Colonel Jack is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1722. The considerably longer title under which it was originally published is 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 picaresque novel can be considered as a crime fiction, along with some of Defoe's other works such as Moll Flanders (1722) and Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress (1724).It shares many plot elements and themes with Moll Flanders, the novels being published only eleven months apart. In common with many of Defoe's other works, Colonel Jack prominently tackles the subjects of money and crime

• Life of Colonel Jack. ( include )VOLUME 1, AND 2 By: Daniel Defoe, (Paperback)
• Author: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• ISBN: 9781542759007
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2017-01-26
• Page Count: 184