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• The hermit : or, The unparalleled sufferings, and surprising adventures, of Philip Quarll, an Englishman: who was discovered by Mr. Dorrington, a Bristol merchant, upon an uninhabited island, in the South-Sea; where he lived about fifty years, without any human assistance Containing I. His conference with those who found him out; to whom he recites the most material circumstances of his life: as that he was born in the parish of St. Giles, educated by the charitable contribution of a lady, and put apprentice to a lock-smith. II. How he left his master, and took up with a notorious house breaker, who was hanged; how, after his escape, he went to sea a cabin boy, married a famous whore, listed himself a common soldier, turned a singing master, and married three wives, for which he was tried and condemned at the Baily. III. How he was pardoned by K. Charles II turned merchant, and was shipwrecked on a desolate island on the coast of Mexico
  by: Longueville, Peter
  Published: (1795)
• The hermit : or, the unparalled [sic] sufferings and surprising adventures of Mr. Philip Quarll, an Englishman. Who was lately discovered by Mr. Dorrington a Bristol merchant, upon an uninhabited Island in the South-Sea; where he has lived above Fifty Years, without any human Assistance, still continues to reside, and will not come away. Containing I. His Conferences with Those who found him out, to whom he recites the most material Circumstances of his Life; as, that he was born in the Parish of St. Giles, educated by the charitable Contribution of a Lady, and put 'prentice to a Lock-Smith. II. How he left his Master, and was taken up with a notorious House-Breaker, who was hanged; how, after this Escape, he went to Sea a Cabbin-Boy, married a famous Whore, listed himself a common Soldier, turned Singing-Master, and married Three Wives, for which he was tried and condemned at the Old-Bailey. III. How he was pardoned by King Charles II. turned Merchant, and was ship-wracked on this desolate Island on the Coast of Mexico. With a curious Map of the Island, and other Cuts
  by: Longueville, Peter
  Published: (1727)
• The sufferings and surprizing adventures of Mr. Philip Quarll : who was lately discovered by Mr. Dorrington, a Bristol Merchant, upon an uninhabited Island in the South-Sea; where he has lived above Fifty Yeats, without any human Assistance, still continues to reside, and will not come away. Containing, I. His Conferences with Those who found him out, so whom he recites the most material Circumstances of his Life; as, that he was born in the Parish of St. Giles's, educated by the charitable Contribution of a Lady, and put 'prentice to a Lock-Smith. II. How he left his Master, and was taken up with a notorious House-Breaker, who was hanged; how, after this Escape, he went to Sea a Cabbin-Boy, married a famous Whore, listed himself a common Soldier, turned Singing-Master, and married Three Wires, for which he was tried and condemned at the Old-Baily. III. How he was pardoned by King Charles II. turned Merchant, and was shipwreck'd on this desolate Island on the Coast of Mexico
  by: Longueville, Peter
  Published: (1750)
• The english hermit, or the unparalell'd and surprizing adventures of one Philip Quarll, who was lately found in an uninhabited island in the South Sea, near Mexico; where he has liv'd fifty Years unknown and remote from humane Assistance, and where he still remains and intends to end his Days. With an Account of his Miraculous coming there, and most wonderful manner of Living ever since; of his Dress. Habitation, and Utensils, as also of his being accidentally found out by an English Merchant, and an Inhabitant of Mexico, Fishing at the Foot of the Rocks that surround the said Island. With his Conversation and extream kind manner of Entertaining of the said Persons, to whom (having shew'd several wonderful Rarieties) he gave at Parting a Mapp of the Island of his own Drawing, and a Memorial of his Birth and Education, of all the strange and most unaccountable Transactions of his Life from the Age of Eight Years, to that of Seventy Eight. Likewise of the surprizing and unheard of events happened in the Island since his being there, carefully gathered out of the above said memoirs in thr[ee] books, by P. L. gent
  by: Longueville, Peter
  Published: (1727)
• A new journey to the world in the moon. Containing, I. A full description of the manner of the author's performing his journey; and his Reasons why former Lunarian Travellers could not find their Way thither: With an Exact Account of the different Roads, for their future Direction. II. The history of the several sovereigns, religion, Politics, Elections, &c. of the lunar world, for above an hundred Years last past to the Present Time
  Published: (1741)