Project Gutenberg 2016-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 212 Defoe, Daniel 1731 Defo, Daniel John, Gabriel Moreton, Andrew Defoë, Daniel The History and Remarkable Life of the Truly Honourable Colonel Jacque, Commonly Called Colonel Jack Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Jack Produced by Charles Bowen from page scans provided by Google Books (Robarts - University of Toronto) "The History and Remarkable Life of the Truly Honourable Colonel Jacque" by Daniel Defoe is a novel written in the early 18th century. The book chronicles the life of Colonel Jacque, also known as Colonel Jack, who is born of noble lineage yet finds himself raised in poverty and entangled in a life of crime. Despite his tumultuous upbringing, Jacque navigates through various misfortunes including thievery, kidnapping, and marriage, ultimately aspiring to rise above his circumstances. At the start of the novel, Colonel Jacque reflects on his chaotic life journey, which begins with his mysterious parentage and an upbringing under a foster mother who instills in him the dignity of his assumed gentlemanly birth. The opening chapters introduce us to Jacque's childhood among other poor boys, each named Jacque, as they navigate the streets of London. Jacque's inherent goodness clashes with the criminality surrounding him, leading him to experience both desolation and moments of unexpected kindness. The narrative sets the stage for his transformation from orphaned and destitute boy to a man who struggles with identity, morality, and an underlying desire for respect and belonging amid a lawless existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en England -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Fiction Adventure stories, English Picaresque fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 840670 2025-07-21T06:01:51.759521 text/html 827305 2024-10-23T00:52:53 text/html 1293126 2025-07-21T06:02:06.737445 application/epub+zip 1303548 2025-07-21T06:01:57.450498 application/epub+zip 371406 2025-07-21T06:01:54.348478 application/epub+zip 974744 2025-07-21T06:02:12.475393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 942634 2025-07-21T06:02:04.065438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 538040 2022-09-23T23:20:40.680606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 800632 2025-07-21T06:01:50.422531 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 780664 2024-10-23T00:52:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17944 2025-07-21T06:02:12.607399 application/rdf+xml 25948 2025-07-21T06:01:54.871488 image/jpeg 4820 2025-07-21T06:01:54.606501 image/jpeg 1454378 2025-07-21T06:01:51.843493 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