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The Isle of Pines (1668)

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According to Wikipedia: "According to Wikipedia: "Henry Neville was an English author and satirist, best remembered for his tale of shipwreck and dystopia, The Isle of Pines published in 1668. Neville was born in 1620, the second son of Sir Henry Neville of Billingbear House at Waltham St Lawrence in Berkshire. His grandfather, Sir Henry Neville, had served as Ambassador to France. He was educated at Merton and University Colleges at Oxford, but left without graduating. At an early age, he married Elizabeth, the daughter and heiress of Richard Staverton of Heathley Hall in Warfield which became the couple's country estate. Henry spent most of the period of the English Civil War travelling on the European continent. In April 1649 he was elected to Parliament to fill a vacancy as MP for Abingdon. By the end of 1651 he was a member of the Council of State, but found himself so hostile to Cromwell that he temporarily retired from active politics. However, he returned to Parliament in 1656, representing Reading, having become a member of Harrington's republican group. After the Restoration, he was arrested for treasonable practices in 1663 but was released without punishment, not being regarded as dangerous."

Format: Nook

Publisher: B&R Samizdat Express

Release: March 01, 2010

The Isle of Pines (1668)

2.6/5 ( ratings)

According to Wikipedia: "According to Wikipedia: "Henry Neville was an English author and satirist, best remembered for his tale of shipwreck and dystopia, The Isle of Pines published in 1668. Neville was born in 1620, the second son of Sir Henry Neville of Billingbear House at Waltham St Lawrence in Berkshire. His grandfather, Sir Henry Neville, had served as Ambassador to France. He was educated at Merton and University Colleges at Oxford, but left without graduating. At an early age, he married Elizabeth, the daughter and heiress of Richard Staverton of Heathley Hall in Warfield which became the couple's country estate. Henry spent most of the period of the English Civil War travelling on the European continent. In April 1649 he was elected to Parliament to fill a vacancy as MP for Abingdon. By the end of 1651 he was a member of the Council of State, but found himself so hostile to Cromwell that he temporarily retired from active politics. However, he returned to Parliament in 1656, representing Reading, having become a member of Harrington's republican group. After the Restoration, he was arrested for treasonable practices in 1663 but was released without punishment, not being regarded as dangerous."

Format: Nook

Publisher: B&R Samizdat Express

Release: March 01, 2010

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