Perils and Captivity

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Perils and Captivity

by Pierre-Raymond de Brisson, Charlotte-Adelaïde Dard, Jean Godin des Odonais

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Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770.

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en

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Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Release date

2007-09-28

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Méduse (Ship)Picard familyGodin des Odonais, Isabelle de Grandmaison, 1728?-Shipwrecks -- South Atlantic OceanAmazon River -- Description and travelAfrica, North -- Social life and customs -- 18th centuryAfrica, French-speaking West -- Social life and customs -- 18th century

About the authors

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Pierre-Raymond de Brisson

b. 1745

A French traveler and memoirist, he is remembered for a vivid firsthand account of shipwreck, captivity, and survival in North Africa. His best-known book blends adventure with close observation, giving modern readers a striking glimpse of the late eighteenth century.

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Charlotte-Adelaïde Dard

Best known for a vivid account of survival after the wreck of the Méduse, this early 19th-century French writer turned lived experience into an adventure story shaped by exile, danger, and resilience.

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JG

Jean Godin des Odonais

1712–1792

Drawn into one of the 18th century’s great scientific expeditions, he spent decades exploring South America as a cartographer and naturalist. His life is also remembered for the extraordinary Amazon ordeal that separated him from his wife for many years.

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