The Hermit, or an Account of Francis Adam Joseph Phyle, a Native of Switzerland: Who Lived Without the Use of Fire for Upwards of Twenty-Two Years, in ... Burlington County, New-Jersey, and Was Found

by John Atkinson

Excerpt from The Hermit, or an Account of Francis Adam Joseph Phyle, a Native of Switzerland: Who Lived Without the Use of Fire for Upwards of Twenty-Two Years, in a Small Cave, in the Midst of a Wood, Near Mount-Holly, in Burlington County, New-Jersey, and Was Found Dead Therein, in the Year 1780

That he appeared to be a middle aged man, was a foreigner, was totally 1g 11orant of the English language, and was dressed in the uniform of a French soldier; that he.

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110 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1811

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1837-1896

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