Walter Raleigh (1) (–1618)
Author of The Discovery of Guiana
For other authors named Walter Raleigh, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Image credit: Sir Walter Raleigh
Painting by Nicolas Hilliard, circa 1585
(Yorck Project)
Painting by Nicolas Hilliard, circa 1585
(Yorck Project)
Works by Walter Raleigh
The Discovery of Guiana: With Related Documents (Bedford Series in History and Culture) (2007) 38 copies
Sir Walter Ralegh: The Poems, Eith Other Verse from the Court of Elizabeth I (Everyman's Poetry) (1999) 7 copies
The Poems of Sir Walter Raleigh: Collected and Authenticated With Those of Sir Henry Wotton and Other Courtly Poets… (2001) 7 copies
The discoverie of Guiana by Sir Walter Ralegh, 1596: And The discoveries of the world by Antonio Galvão, 1601 (1966) 6 copies
Associated Works
The Best Poems of the English Language: From Chaucer Through Robert Frost (2004) — Contributor — 1,055 copies
English Renaissance Poetry: A Collection of Shorter Poems from Skelton to Jonson (1963) — Contributor — 158 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- c. 1554
- Date of death
- 1618-10-29
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- England, UK
- Birthplace
- East Budleigh, Devon, England, UK
- Place of death
- Westminster, London, England, UK
- Cause of death
- executed
- Occupations
- poet
soldier
explorer
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Statistics
- Works
- 57
- Also by
- 25
- Members
- 448
- Popularity
- #54,749
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 8
- ISBNs
- 79
- Languages
- 3
- Favorited
- 2
Don't worry folks, Sir Walt is here to correct that horrible situation. Luckily he failed, unluckily there's nothing of interest in this short account of his failure. I was hoping at least for some craziness like in [b:The Travels of Sir John Mandeville|964338|The Travels of Sir John Mandeville|John Mandeville|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1311647809s/964338.jpg|984851] but there's only a passing mention of the Amazons and the headless Ewaipanoma.
He doesn't even claim to have any first hand knowledge of them, Mandeville's outrageous lies where at least mildly entertaining.… (more)