 The life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man ; relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole, his wonderful passage thro' a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world, his there meeting with a gawry or flying woman, whose life...  Bibliotheca Cornubiensis: P-Z - Page 420by George Clement Boase, William Prideaux Courtney - 1878 - 1512 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...unbroken obscurity. The title of Paltock's story mny serve for an index to its nature and incidents: ' briar entwines it around. Not ቀ through a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of New VVorld ; his there meeting with a Gawrey, or Flying... | |
 | South Kensington Museum. Dyce collection - Bibliography - 1875 - 460 pages
...the editor ; and an introduction by J. Payne Collier. 8vo. Oldenburg. 1857. 10,609 WILKINS, PETER. The Life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish...relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South Pole . . . Taken from his own mouth, in his passage to England . . . in the ship Hector . . . By RS a Passenger... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1881 - 842 pages
...unbroken obscurity. The title of Pal lock's story may serve for an index to its nature and incidents: ' The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish...Man: relating particularly his Shipwreck near the Soutli Pole; his -wonderful Passage through a subterraneous Cavern into a kind of New World ; his there... | |
 | Samuel Halkett, John Laing - Anonyms and pseudonyms, English - 1883 - 460 pages
...COBBETT.] Glasgow : 1798. Duodecimo. Pp. 57.* LIFE (the) and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornishman : relating particularly, his shipwreck near the South...kind of new world ; his there meeting with a gawry or Hying woman, whose life he preserv'd, and afterwards married her; liis extraordinary conveyance to... | |
 | James Baldwin - English language - 1883 - 612 pages
...Peter Wilkins : relating particularly Ms Shipwreck near tlie South Pole; his wonderful Passage through a subterraneous Cavern into a Kind of New World; his there meeting with a Gawrey or Flying Woman, whose Life he preserved, and afterwards marricd her; his extraordinary Conveyancc... | |
 | Anthologies - 1890 - 444 pages
...title-page of the book set forth that it contained the life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornishman, " Relating particularly His Shipwreck near the South Pole, his wonderful passage thro' a subterranean cavern into a kind of New World ; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying woman, whose... | |
 | Anthologies - 1890 - 398 pages
...title-page of the book set forth that it contained the life and adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornishman, " Relating particularly His Shipwreck near the South Pole, his wonderful passage thro' a subterranean cavern into a kind of New World ; his there meeting with a Gawry or flying woman, whose... | |
 | Percy Russell - American fiction - 1895 - 352 pages
...Cornish man, and relates particularly to his shipwreck near the South Pole, his wonderful passage through a subterraneous cavern into a kind of new world ; his there meeting with a gawrey, or flying woman, whose life he preserved, and afterwards married her ; and, finally, his extraordinary... | |
 | Max freiherr von Waldberg - Literature - 1898 - 974 pages
...abgekürztem Titel auf besonderem Blatte: Text 8. 3—140. Über den Verfasser siebe liier Nr. 15. 28. The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins. a Cornish Man: Relating particularly, Itis Shipwreek near the South-Pole, bis wonderful Passage thro" a subterraneous Cavern into a Kind... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1902 - 860 pages
...Paltock's masterpiece may serve for an index to its nature and incidents : The Life and Adventures of Pitir Wilkins, a Cornish Man : ' relating particularly,...meeting with a Gawry, or flying woman, whose Life he preserrd, and afterwards married her ; his extraordinary Conveyance to the Country of Glumms and Cawrys,... | |
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