The Intriguing Life and Ignominious Death of Maurice Benyovszky
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20% Discount With This Flyer! 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 Madagascar, 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; POLAND AND SIBERIA ; Chap. IV; KAMCHATKA ; Chap. V 20% Discount Available - enter the code FLR40 at STEPANOV’S ACCOUNT Chap. VI; RYUMIN’S ACCOUNT checkout* Chap. VII; MAURITIUS ; Chap. VIII; GENTLEMEN ; Chap. IX; LADIES ; Chap. X; RETURN FROM PARIS ; 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 For more information visit: www.routledge.com/9781412865432 .