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| Genre/Form: | document Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | James Annesley; Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
A Roger Ekirch; Robert Louis Stevenson |
| ISBN: | 9780393066159 0393066150 |
| OCLC Number: | 317920068 |
| Description: | xxiii, 258 p. : ill., maps, ports., geneal. tables ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Family -- Betrayal -- Exile -- Flight -- Deliverance -- Home -- Redemption -- Equity -- Resurrection -- Requiem. |
| Responsibility: | A. Roger Ekirch. |
Abstract:
James Annesley is the presumptive heir of five aristocratic titles. Kidnapped at twelve years of age, Annesley was shipped from Dublin to America in 1728 as an indentured servant. He finally managed to escape after thirteen years. This title explores how Annesley could hope to prove his identity and his legitimacy after such a long absence.
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The story of Jemmy Annesley, kidnapped at 12 and shipped from Dublin to theAmerican backwoods in 1728 by his wicked Uncle Richard, certainly recalls anearly episode in the story of young David Balfour. But the tale ofAnnesley's picaresque adventures is excitingly dramatic in its own right andProfessor Ekirch has researched it with academic relish as a real-lifeoddity that is no stranger than fiction. --Iain Finlayson Read more...
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- Annesley, James, -- 1715-1760.
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- Trials (Kidnapping) -- Ireland -- History -- 18th century.
- Stevenson, Robert Louis -- document.
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