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The Intriguing Life and Ignominious Death of Maurice Benyovszky

Andrew Drummond

Published in 1790, Maurice Benyovszky’s posthumous memoir was an instant sensation. A tale of exploration and adventure beginning with his daring escape from a Siberian prison and ending with his coronation as King of , it was translated into several languages and adapted for the theatre and opera. This book explores the veracity of this memoir and, more broadly, the challenges August 2017: 234x156: 288pp faced by the explorers of the age and the brutality of Hb: 978-1-412-86510-4 | £75.00 colonization. Pb: 978-1-412-86543-2 | £25.99 eBook: 978-1-315-11298-5 Witty and engagingly written, this book is fascinating reading for anyone interested in eighteenth-century colonial history and the story of early European and Russian TABLE OF CONTENTS: explorers.

List of illustrations; List of maps; Foreword; Chap. I MACAO Chap. II; CHRONICLERS Chap. III; AND ; Chap. IV; KAMCHATKA ; Chap. V 20% Discount Available - enter the code FLR40 at STEPANOV’S ACCOUNT Chap. VI; RYUMIN’S ACCOUNT checkout* Chap. VII; ; Chap. VIII; GENTLEMEN ; Chap. IX; LADIES ; Chap. X; RETURN FROM ; Hb: 978-1-412-86510-4 | £60.00 Chap. XI; IZMAILOV ; Chap. XII; SCAPEGOATS ; Chap. XIII; BENYOVSZKY’S ACCOUNTS ; Chap. XIV; EXILED Pb: 978-1-412-86543-2 | £20.79 TO SIBERIA ; Chap. XV; KAMCHATKAN ROMANCES ; * Offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount and only applies to Chap. XVI; THE GREAT ESCAPE ; Chap. XVII; THE books purchased directly via our website. FUR-TRADE; Chap. XVIII; A GENTLEMAN PIRATE ; Chap. XIX; A VOYAGE NORTH ; Chap. XX; THE ISLAND OF LIQUOR ; Chap. XXI; WHAT THE JAPANESE For more details, or to request a copy for review, please contact: Ffion Evans, Marketing THOUGHT ; Chap. XXII; THE RYÜKYÜ ISLANDS ; Chap. Assistant, [email protected] XXIII; FORMOSA ; Chap. XXIV; MACAO ; Chap. XXV; MAURITIUS ; Chap. XXVI; MADAGASCAR - THE PROJECT ; Chap. XXVII; MADAGASCAR - THE REALITY ; Chap. XXVIII ; EUROPE AND AMERICA ; Chap. XXIX ; RETURN TO MADAGASCAR ; Chap. XXX; HISTORIES ; Chap. XXXI; A FINAL AUDIT Appendices; Index

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