The memoirs of Majr. Alexander Ramkins, : a Highland-Officer, now in prison at Avingnon. Being an account of several remarkable adventures during about twenty eight years service in Scotland, Germany, Italy, Flanders and Ireland; exhibiting a very agreeable and instructive lesson of human life, both in a publick and private capacity, in several pleasant instances of his amours, gallantry, oeconomy, &c..
Ramkins, Alexander,1672-1719?
Defoe, Daniel,1661?-1731,attributed name.
London: : Printed for R. King at the Queen's-head, and W. Boreham at the Angel in Pater-noster-row,
1719. [i.e. 1718]
Written in the first person. "Whether there was a real-life Ramkins remains an open question."--Furbank and Owens. The entry in the DNB is apparently entirely based on The memoirs.
Sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Arthur W. Secord, Hutchins, Moore, Novak). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions.
Published 9 December 1718 (Moore).
With a half title page.
With two leaves of advertisements at the end.
Price from imprint: Price 1 s. 6 d. Stich'd, and 2 s. Bound.
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Moore, J. R. Checklist of the writings of Daniel Defoe
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Ramkins, Alexander, 1672-1719?
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