The Fiction and Reality of Jan Struys

Boterbloem, Kees

The Fiction and Reality of Jan Struys - Palgrave MacMillan 2008 - 336 pages

Dutch Sailmaker and sailor Jan Struys' (c.1629-c.1694) account of his various overseas travels became a bestseller after its first publication in Amsterdam in 1676, and was later translated into English, French, German and Russian. This new book depicts the story of its author's life as well as the first singular analysis of the Struys text.

9780230553187


Biography & Autobiography

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