Newsflash:

The Library is open over the October long weekend, with reduced hours on Monday 2 October 2023. View the long weekend opening hours here.

The life of La Perouse : the celebrated and unfortunate French navigator, including his voyage, shipwreck, & subsequent adventures in a desolate island, on the northern coast of Japan : where he was discovered by Madame La Perouse. On this interesting his

Full title: The life of La Perouse : the celebrated and unfortunate French navigator, including his voyage, shipwreck, & subsequent adventures in a desolate island, on the northern coast of Japan : where he was discovered by Madame La Perouse. On this interesting history is founded, the pantomimical drama of Perouse, or, The desolate island, performing, with unbounded applause, at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden; an accurate description of which, including the songs, &c. is also added.