4. MEMOIRS AND TRAVELS OF MAURITIUS AUGUSTUS, COUNT DE BENYOWSKI. Written by himself (1741-1786).
“Schemer and adventurer although he undoubtedly was, and whilst his veracity is constantly being questioned, the Count was undoubtedly resourceful and daring, and his Memoirs are attractive, even when they fail to carry conviction.”—Manchester Courier.
“The manuscript of these entertaining Memoirs is in the British Museum. The present editor, Captain Oliver, has done his work well, and confined his destructive criticism to an introduction. Benyowski’s wanderings included visits to Kamchatka, Japan, and Formosa, as well as an ill-fated attempt at colonising Madagascar, so that he was one of the most considerable of the eighteenth-century travellers.”—Bookman.
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- Transcriber’s Notes:
- Missing or obscured punctuation was silently corrected.
- Typographical errors were silently corrected.
- Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation were made consistent only
when a predominant form was found in this book.