The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins

The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins (1751) is an adventure novel by Robert Paltock, inspired by Daniel Defoes' Robinson Crusoe. It follows the journey of Peter Wilkins, a man who is stolen into slavery, escapes with the help of the native Glanlepze, and is shipwrecked and lost at sea. This edition of the novel is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers, with a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript.

Format: Hardback
Length: 342 pages
Publication date: 15 February 2022
Publisher: West Margin Press

The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins (1751) is an adventure novel by Robert Paltock, undoubtedly inspired by Daniel Defoes' Robinson Crusoe (1719). Paltock's novel stands as a brilliant work of fiction in its own right, earning praise from notable figures such as Walter Scott and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Republished in an influential 1884 edition with an introduction by editor and academic Arthur Henry Bullen, The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins remains a uniquely entertaining novel of shipwreck, romance, and discovery.

"It was about the middle of June, when the days are at the shortest, on a very starry and moonlight night, that we observed at some distance a very black cloud, but seemingly of no extraordinary size or height, moving very fast towards us, and seeming to follow the ship, which then made great way."

While sailing around Cape Horn, the crew of the Hector spots a mysterious object flying toward them in the sky. Alarmed, the men open fire, causing the object to crash into the sea. Soon, cries for help alert them to an old man afloat on the waves, grasping the remnants of his flying machine for dear life. Safely on board, the man introduces himself as Peter Wilkins. Decades prior, he left his home and family in Cornwall to embark on a voyage to Africa. There, he was stolen into slavery by Portuguese settlers, but managed to escape with the help of the native Glanlepze and his wife. Later, Wilkins fell in with a group of English prisoners, who managed to steal a Portuguese vessel before being shipwrecked and lost at sea. The sole survivor, Wilkins washed ashore on a desert island, where he would fight every second to survive.

With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Robert Paltock's The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins is a testament to the enduring power of storytelling.

Dimension: 203 x 127 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781513135120