Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 251 Kippis, Andrew 1725 1795 Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook With an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods Produced by Stan Goodman, Cam Venezuela and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook" by A. Kippis is a historical account written in the late 18th century. This work chronicles the life and achievements of Captain James Cook, highlighting his three significant voyages that contributed extensively to exploration, geography, and navigation during a period when maritime exploration was of immense importance to imperial powers. The opening of the narrative presents a dedicatory letter to the King and a preface by the author, wherein Kippis reflects on Cook's accomplishments and the challenges he faced. The text sets the stage for a detailed biography that emphasizes Cook's rise from humble beginnings to becoming one of history's most celebrated navigators. It introduces readers to Cook's early life, including his apprenticeship and the development of his maritime skills that led him to the royal navy. This portion lays the groundwork for the forthcoming chapters, which will dive deeper into the monumental voyages Cook undertook across uncharted waters, as well as the scientific discoveries that emerged from these expeditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Voyages around the world -- Early works to 1800 Cook, James, 1728-1779 -- Travel Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 G Text Australia New Zealand Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Modern (1750+) 981413 2025-08-03T12:27:36.173736 text/html 981234 2025-01-11T00:53:04.549046 text/html 453631 2025-08-03T12:27:47.004647 application/epub+zip 468993 2025-08-03T12:27:39.828652 application/epub+zip 418971 2025-08-03T12:27:38.550666 application/epub+zip 878323 2025-08-03T12:27:52.905647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 840342 2025-08-03T12:27:46.147665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607807 2022-09-04T07:16:52.935421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 948863 2025-08-03T12:27:35.634725 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 948901 2020-12-30T20:42:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 949274 2020-12-30T20:42:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20543 2025-08-03T12:27:53.039594 application/rdf+xml 24494 2025-08-03T12:27:39.050657 image/jpeg 4575 2025-08-03T12:27:38.800676 image/jpeg 336116 2020-12-30T20:42:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 336084 2020-12-30T20:42:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 448598 2025-08-03T12:27:36.245744 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