The man among the monkeys; or, Ninety days in apeland

The man among the monkeys; or, Ninety days in apeland - To which are added: The philosopher and his monkeys, The professor and the crocodile, and other strange stories of men and animals

Origin of my family name of Marasquin.Mistake in this respect on the part of my ambitious Grandfather.My Ancestors profession honourable, but dangerous.Mine the same.A Tiger deprives me of my Father, whose Business I carry on.My Fondness for Animals, and my skill in stuffing them.The terrible Tricks which they play me.The Malay Pirates more untamable than my Animals.The English Stations founded to destroy them are devastated by Yellow Fever and something else.Vice-Admiral Campbell visits my Menagerie.The rare and curious Animals it contained.Baboons and Chimpanzees.Passions and rivalries.An Ape as wicked as a Human Being.My Mother perishes in the Flames.I determine on a voyage to Oceania.I charter a Chinese Junk, and find it manned by Pirates.We encounter a fearful Tempest. I was born at Macao, in China, and am descended from one of those brave adventurers who, under the leadership of the celebrated Vasco de Gama, boldly left Lisbon, towards the end of the fifteenth century, to conquer the Indies. If I have good reason to congratulate myself on the accuracy of my pedigree, I have, nevertheless, no plausible grounds for believing that I am descended from one of those sons of noble families who were attached by the sole tie of glory to their illustrious chief. My grandfather, it is true,[10] used sometimes to say that our name of Marasquin was a corruption of Marascarenhas, one of the greatest of names among those adventurous Portuguese who followed Vasco de Gama from the banks of the Tagus to the end of Asia; but I have always had serious doubts upon this score. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 68059
Author: Gozlan, Léon
Release Date: May 13, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: Ward, Lock and Tyler
Publication Date: 1873
Publisher Country: United Kingdom

Contributors

Illustrator: Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883