Byron's Narrative of the Loss of the Wager
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Byron's Narrative of the Loss of the Wager With an account of the great distresses suffered by himself and his companions on the coast of Patagonia from the year 1740 till their arrival in England 1746 by John Byron. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #44193.
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