The hermit: or, The unparalled sufferings and surprising adventures of Mr. Philip Quarll, and Englishman. : Who was lately discovered by Mr. Dorrington a Bristol merchant, upon an uninhabited island in the South-sea; where he has lived above fifty years,
Running title: The English hermit Preface signed: P.L An issue of the 1727 edition in the British Museum has the initials P.L. in the title and a dedication, in which the writer claims the authorship of the work, signed Peter Longueville. In the preface (signed P.L.) he denounces the bookseller for having substituted Edward Dorrington's name for his own. For a discussion of the authorship cf. A. Esdaile's "Author and publisher in 1727; The English hermit", in the Library, 4th ser., v. 2, p. 185-192 Ascribed by some authorities to Alexander Bicknell Advertisements on p. [1]-[2] at end
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