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Adventures in the Philippine Islands
On hearing a recital of some adventures which had occurred to me during my long voyages, many of my friends have frequently begged of me to publish a narrative of them, which might perhaps be interesting. Nothing can be more easy for you, they said, as you have always kept a journal since your departure from France. I hesitated, however, to follow their advice, or to yield to their wishes, when I was one day surprised to see my name in one of the feuilletons in the Constitutionnel. M. Alexandre Dumas was publishing, under the title of The Thousand-and-One Phantoms, a romance, one of the principal personages of which, in a voyage to the Philippine Islands, must have known me when I was residing at Jala-Jala, in the colony that I founded there. [xiv] It must be evident that the lively romancist has ranked me in the category of his Thousand-and-One Phantoms; but, to prove to the public that I am really in existence, I have resolved to take up the pen, under an impression, that facts of the most scrupulous veracity, and which can be attested by some hundreds of persons, might possess some interest, and be read without ennui, by those especially who are desirous of learning the customs of the savage tribes amongst whom I have resided. ......Buy Now (To Read More)
Ebook Number: 30347
Author: La Gironière, Paul P. de
Release Date: Oct 27, 2009
Format: eBook
Language: English
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