Chrysal: or, the Adventures of a Guinea.

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Title continues: "Wherein are exhibited several striking Scenes, with curious and interesting ANECDOTES of the most notes Persons in every Rank of Life, whole Hands it passed throu gh, in America, England, Holland, Germany, and Portugal." Charles Johnstone (1719-1800), trained for the law but was prevented from practice due to a severe hearing impairment. The Irish national went on to work for the East India Company and became a successful novelist. Johnstone's best known novel is of a genre unique to the 18th century: the "It" narrative, in which the narrator follows a material object, in this case, a Guinea, in order to satirically explore its social significance on the lives of people in various classes and cultures. First published between 1760-1765, this third edition corrects errors in the first edition and apparently expands the narrative as well. Show more