Project Gutenberg 2007-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 665 Nash, Thomas 1567 1601 Nashe, Thomas Nash, T. (Thomas) Marphoreus Curriknave, Cutbert Curry-Knave, Cutbert Gosse, Edmund 1849 1928 Gosse, Edmund W. (Edmund William) Gosse, Edmund William, Sir The Vnfortunate Traveller, or The Life of Jack Wilton With an Essay on the Life and Writings of Thomas Nash by Edmund Gosse The Unfortunate Traveller, or The Life of Jack Wilton Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unfortunate_Traveller Produced by David Widger "The Unfortunate Traveller, or The Life of Jack Wilton" by Thomas Nash is a novel written in the late 16th century. This work is noted for being an early example of the picaresque novel in English literature, following the adventures of its main character, Jack Wilton. Set against the backdrop of historical events such as the reign of Henry VIII and the siege of Tournai, the narrative explores themes of social mobility, identity, and the absurdities of life. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Jack Wilton, a page in the royal camp during the campaign against Tournai. The opening portion of the book reflects his humorous and satirical perspective on his surroundings, filled with witty observations about the hierarchical structure of the court and the camp. Jack's character is depicted as clever and resourceful, navigating the complications of his societal status while engaging in various exploits, including a comical encounter with a fraudulent innkeeper. These initial anecdotes hint at Jack's journey through both the camp and the court, promising a tale of misadventure and wit as he contends with the absurdities of the world around him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/21338/21338-h/images/titlepage_1.jpg Reading ease score: 63.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Adventure stories Travelers -- Fiction PR Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature 334495 2025-08-09T05:36:51.754801 text/html 326498 2013-02-06T12:28:24 text/html 691607 2025-08-09T05:36:55.274807 application/epub+zip 695480 2025-08-09T05:36:52.365727 application/epub+zip 267569 2025-08-09T05:36:52.014739 application/epub+zip 783227 2025-08-09T05:36:57.841784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 761838 2025-08-09T05:36:55.012760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334691 2022-09-10T06:55:15.889868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296022 2025-08-09T05:36:51.195823 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 295998 2007-05-05T12:57:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 295993 2007-05-05T12:57:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21915 2025-08-09T05:36:57.974729 application/rdf+xml 17320 2025-08-09T05:36:52.128774 image/jpeg 2898 2025-08-09T05:36:52.069754 image/jpeg 122013 2007-05-05T12:59:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 647232 2013-02-06T12:28:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 121986 2007-05-05T12:59:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 659166 2025-08-09T05:36:51.799790 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia