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The King of PiratesDaniel Defoe The King of Pirates / Being an Account of the Famous Enterprises of Captain Avery, the Mock King of Madagascar THE PREFACE ONE of the particular Advantages of the following Letters from Captain Avery, is, the Satisfaction they will give the Readers how much they ha...

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From the Earth to the Moon, Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: and a Trip Round ItFROM THE EARTH TO THE MOONCHAPTER I. THE GUN CLUB CHAPTER II. PRESIDENT BARBICANE'S COMMUNICATION CHAPTER III. EFFECT OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMMUNICATION CHAPTER IV. REPLY FROM THE OBSERVATORY OF CAMBRIDG...