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The Unfortunate Traveller: or, the Life of Jack Wilton (originally published as The Unfortunate Traueller: or, The Life of Jacke Wilton) is a picaresque novel by Thomas Nashe first published in 1594 but set during the reign of Henry VIII of England. In this adventurous and episodic work, Nashe's protagonist Jack Wilton navigates 16th-century Europe engaging with historical events. The story sees Jack swindle at a military camp, witness a massacre in Münster, and travels with Surrey. They meet literary figures, engage in deceit in Italy, and face various challenges. The narrative explores themes of religion, hypocrisy, and cultural differences. Jack's journey culminates in Italy, where he faces personal and moral dilemmas, ultimately leaving the "Sodom of Italy" with his wife Diamante.

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The Unfortunate Traveller

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The Unfortunate Traveller: or, the Life of Jack Wilton (originally published as The Unfortunate Traueller: or, The Life of Jacke Wilton) is a picaresque...

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Thomas Nashe

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novel The Unfortunate Traveller, his pamphlets including Pierce Penniless, and his numerous defences of the Church of England. Nashe was the son of the parson...

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List of claimed first novels in English

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Censure,” “More Work for Cooper,” and “The Protestation” (1588-1589) Thomas Nashe, The Unfortunate Traveller, or The Life of Jack Wilton (1594) Jonathan...

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Picaresque novel

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needed] In Britain, the first example is Thomas Nashe's The Unfortunate Traveller (1594) in which a court page, Jack Wilson, exposes the underclass life in...

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John of Leiden

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Thomas Nashe's The Unfortunate Traveller (1594), whose hero, Jack Wilton, satirically describes the siege of Münster and Leiden's death. The opera Le prophète...

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Elizabethan literature

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considered the greatest of the English Elizabethan pamphleteers. He was a playwright, poet and satirist, who is best known for his novel The Unfortunate Traveller...

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Fox Tor

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resting place of Childe the Hunter, an unfortunate traveller who died there during a blizzard. About 800 m. NNE of the tor lie the remains of Foxtor Farm...

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Pietro Aretino

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of the wittiest knaves that ever God made" of Nashe (The Unfortunate Traveller) to "that notorious ribald of Arezzo" of Milton's Areopagitica. The English...

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Imogen Holst

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band entitled The Unfortunate Traveller. Despite some apprehension on her part, the piece passed the examiners' scrutiny and was played at the college's end-of-year...

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Historical fiction

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Gothic novel". Another early example is The Unfortunate Traveller by Thomas Nashe, published in 1594 and set during the reign of King Henry VIII. Historical...

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Wilton

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series American Horror Story: Cult Jack Wilton, protagonist of The Unfortunate Traveller, a 1594 picaresque novel by Thomas Nashe HMS Wilton (L128), a...

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Library of World Literature

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Thomas Nashe: The Unfortunate Traveller (1975) No. 41. European poetry of XVII century (1977) No. 42. François de La Rochefoucauld: The Maxims / Blaise...

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Titus Andronicus

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Bassianus' body as a pillow. Bate believes this connects the play to Thomas Nashe's The Unfortunate Traveller, which was completed on 27 June 1593. Verbal similarities...

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List of compositions by Imogen Holst

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compositions and arrangements of music by Imogen Holst. The first table lists original compositions, the second arrangements and adaptations by Imogen Holst...

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List of years in literature

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de Islandia (Jónsson), Jakub Wujek Bible 1594 in literature – The Unfortunate Traveller (Nashe), Theatrum artis scribendi (Hondius), Codex iconographicus...

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List of Penguin Classics

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Rachel Carson Under Western Eyes by Joseph Conrad The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela The Unfortunate Traveller and Other Works by Thomas Nashe A Universal History...

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1594 in literature

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John Davys – The Seamans Secrets Richard Hooker – Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie Thomas Nashe – The Unfortunate Traveller Anonymous The Famous Victories...

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Great St Bernard Hospice

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some unfortunate travellers, under a valanche [sic]; but three or four hopeful puppies were left at home in the convent, and still survive. The most celebrated...

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Pierce Penniless

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Supplication to the Divell. Corwen Press. 1924 Gossse, Edmund. The Unfortunate Traveller or the Life of Jack Wilton: With an Essay on the Life and Writings...

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1590s in England

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narrative poem The Rape of Lucrece. Posthumous publication of Marlowe's play Edward II. Thomas Nashe's picaresque novel The Unfortunate Traveller published...

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Hispanism

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have inspired the first English picaresque novel, The Unfortunate Traveller (1594), by Thomas Nashe. By the end of the 16th century, the Celestina had...

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Penguin English Library

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The Penguin English Library is an imprint of Penguin Books. The series was first created in 1963 as a 'sister series' to the Penguin Classics series, providing...

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