The Boy's Hakluyt: English Voyages of Adventure and Discovery

Richard HakluytProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.5
Word count
624K words
Chapters
63

Tags

English Originals World History Historical ReappraisalAdventure JourneyHeroismComing of AgeDocumentary NarrativeExotic Culture

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.The Boy's Hakluyt: English Voyages of Adventure and Discovery by Bacon and HakluytAuthor: Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616,Language: English, Class: G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation, Release Date: Sep 17, 2018

Editor's review

Aimed at young readers, this book adapts Richard Hakluyt's accounts of voyages and tells the story of English seafarers' expeditions and discoveries. Hakluyt's original documents are important sources for the history of English geographical discovery; while preserving the narrative tension of sea voyages, this young readers' edition organizes the complex original records into more readable adventure stories that combine historical knowledge with reading pleasure. Readers can see the motives, routes, and observations of early English maritime activity, and sense the ambitions and limitations of explorers in their historical context. As a public-domain English ebook, its language carries the expressive habits of an earlier era; reading it requires some English proficiency, and its colonial narrative should be viewed with historical perspective. It is suitable as supplementary English historical reading for young readers, and as introductory material for adults interested in maritime and geographical discovery history.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the table of contents and chapter introductions first, and trace the exploration脉络 by voyage or region.
  2. Mark routes and place names on a map as you read to build spatial awareness.
  3. For early English expressions, read the paragraph for general meaning first, then go back to look up words.
  4. After reading, compare with today's accounts of maritime history and reflect on differences in perspective.

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Contents

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FAQ

What is the relationship between this book and Hakluyt's original documents? This book is an adaptation for young readers, drawing on Hakluyt's voyage accounts and organizing the original records into more coherent adventure stories; it is not a complete translation of the original documents. To study the original texts, consult Hakluyt's original works.
How difficult is the English, and what level is it suitable for? The text is in original English, with vocabulary and sentence patterns from an earlier era, making it harder than contemporary young adult fiction. It is recommended for readers with intermediate English reading ability, with a dictionary and maps at hand; those with weaker English may first read related Chinese historical material as groundwork.
Is the historical content still reliable today? The book preserves the observations and narrative perspective of seafarers of the time and has historical value, but it also carries the biases and limitations of that era. It is best read as a historical text, understood alongside modern historical research, rather than taken directly as objective fact.

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About the author

Richard Hakluyt Author · English · 1552–1616

Richard Hakluyt (1552?–1616) was an English geographer and clergyman, born in London and educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He devoted his life to collecting records of voyages and travels, compiling The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, first published in 1589; our collection holds 18 of his works. The book draws on first-hand ships' logs, sailors' oral accounts and official documents, arranged by voyage and region in plain, practical prose, preserving extensive detail and geographical knowledge of Tudor-era ocean travel. Hakluyt advocated English colonization of North America and is regarded as a key promoter of Elizabethan overseas expansion; his editorial method and documentary care deeply influenced later compilations of maritime literature. Beyond the outlines of his life, public information about him is limited.