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Contains fifteen stories, many of which are set in the author's native New Zealand, and others in England and the French Riviera.
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By Various; Introduction by Gunn, Giles
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Drawing from journals and diaries, political documents and religious sermons, this book explores American myths of origin. The book includes American legends explaining the origins of the world, narratives of discovery by Columbus, and visions of a new paradise sketched by variou...s writers.
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Originally written as a series of sketches for an American magazine, this is Stevenson's record of the first year he and his family spent travelling around the Marquesas, the Paumotus and the Gilbers.
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Chronicles the tumultuous events aboard a South Sea whaling vessel. this work is based on the author's personal experiences as a crew member on a ship sailing the Pacific. From recruiting among the natives for sailors to handling deserters and even mutiny, this book provides an a...ccount of life as a sailor during the nineteenth century.
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Fletcher Christian led the mutineers which sailed off in Admiral Bligh's Bounty, never to be heard of again. This work includes Bligh's narrative of the 1789 Mutiny, minutes of court proceedings gathered by Edward Christian in an effort to clear his brother's name, and later Boun...ty narratives.
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Cook led three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea, Cook charted Australia and the whole coast of New Zealand, and brought back descriptions of the natural history of the Pacific. This t...itle tells the story of these voyages.
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Lord and Lady Clonbrony are more concerned with fashionable London society than with their responsibilities to those who live and work on their Irish estates. Concerned by this negligence, their son goes incognito to Ireland to observe the situation. Can he find a solution that w...ill bring prosperity and contentment to every level of society?
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First published in the United States of America by Viking Penguin Inc. 1987; published in Penguin Books 1988 --T.p. verso.
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When it appeared in 1924, this work launched into the international spotlight a young, unknown poet whose writings would ignite a generation. Merwin's incomparable translation faces the original Spanish text in this volume that continues to inspire lovers and poets.
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