Mr. Penrose The Journal of Penrose, Seaman [Paperback]

Long neglected as the first American novel, Mr. Penrose narrates the adventures of a British youth who flees an unhappy home life to seek his fortune on the high seas. Having learned the sailors trade, Penrose survives a series of nautical mishaps, only to be cast adrift on the Mosquito Coast. When rescue finally comes, Penrose refuses to abandon the new home he has made among the Indians. Equal parts travel narrative, adventure tale, and natural history, the novel reflects on some of the most pressing moral and social issues of its time: imperialism, racial equality, religious freedom, and the nature of ethical, responsible government. Mr. Penrose contains the first unequivocal critique of slavery in a transatlantic novel and the most realistic portrayals of Native Americans in early American fiction. In the afterword to this paperback edition, Sarah Wadsworth imparts new research on the author and his career, shedding light on the novels subjects and timely themes, and situating Mr. Penrose at the forefront of the American literary canon.

Editors Original Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4. Second Year of My Lonely Condition
Chapter 5. Third Year of My Residence
Chapter 6. Fourth Year of my Residence
Chapter 7. Fifth Year of my Residence
Chapter 8.
Chapter 9. Sixth Year of My Residence
Chapter 10. Seventh Year
Chapter 11.
Chapter 12. Eight Year
Chapter 13.
Chapter 14.
Chapter 15. Ninth Year
Chapter 16. Tenth Year
Chapter 17. Eleventh Year
Chapter 18. Twelfth Year
Chapter 19.
Chapter 20 Thirteenth Year
Chapter 21.
Chapter 22. Fourteenth Year
Chapter 23.
Chapter 24. Fifteenth Year
Chapter 25. Sixteenth Year
Chapter 26.
Chapter 27. Seventeenth Year
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