Project Gutenberg 2013-09-30 Public domain in the USA. 62 Doublet, Jean 1655 1728 Bréard, Charles 1839 1913 Breard, Charles Journal du corsaire Jean Doublet de Honfleur, lieutenant de frégate sous Louis XIV Publié d'après le manuscrit autographe avec introduction, notes et additions Reading ease score: 67.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Journal du corsaire Jean Doublet de Honfleur, lieutenant de frégate sous Louis XIV" is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. This work presents the life and adventures of Jean Doublet, a corsair who navigated the seas during the 17th century, detailing his participation in maritime explorations, trade, and warfare. The book serves as a significant record of French maritime history, showcasing the experiences of a lesser-known yet pivotal figure in the age of exploration and colonization. The opening of the journal establishes Doublet’s introduction as a young boy who stows away on his father’s ship to accompany him on a voyage to colonize the Brion Islands. The narrative reveals his early fascination with the sea and his family's endeavors in establishing a new settlement, setting the stage for a life filled with danger and adventure. As the account unfolds, it hints at various challenges, including shipwrecks, adversarial encounters with other maritime forces, and the inevitable hardships faced by early colonists. Through his own experiences and reflections, Doublet’s voice begins to crystallize—an honest and earnest sailor navigating both the tempestuous sea and the complexities of life in a new world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43849/43849-h/images/cover.jpg fr France -- History, Naval DC Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Warfare 822098 822103 2024-10-18T11:35:10.807809 2023-09-19T07:14:39.694282 text/html text/html 802041 2013-09-30T06:00:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 399488 2013-09-30T06:00:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 420247 2024-10-18T11:35:21.810707 application/epub+zip 432605 2024-10-18T11:35:12.559897 application/epub+zip 359992 2024-10-18T11:35:11.653791 application/epub+zip 688914 2024-10-18T11:35:28.470811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 614484 2024-10-18T11:35:20.872744 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524283 2022-09-20T04:29:59.234040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 700807 700552 2024-10-18T11:35:09.073799 2023-09-19T07:14:38.112276 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 685827 2013-09-30T06:00:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 261398 2013-09-30T06:00:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20512 2024-10-18T11:35:28.619683 application/rdf+xml 12723 2024-10-18T11:35:11.805777 image/jpeg 2264 2024-10-18T11:35:11.729762 image/jpeg 399424 2024-10-18T11:35:10.885768 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog