And What if the Pretender should Come?
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Suppose the Pretender were to arrive and take the British crown: this ironic 1713 pamphlet by Daniel Defoe sets out to weigh the advantages and real consequences. The author says he will first lay out how the parties for and against put the case, then give an impartial reading, so that people can settle their thoughts and neither fear mischiefs without grounds nor expect more of the Pretender than he could deliver.
He considers the Pretender first as a person, then in his circumstances, and notes that even a fierce opponent writing in the Review grants his birth was lawful. Copies were sold at the Black Boy in Paternoster-Row.
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Book facts
- Author
- Daniel Defoe
- Reading time
- About 40 minutes
- Pages
- 17
- Language
- English
- Genre
- European History
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- PDF, EPUB, Read online