| Description |
1 online resource (258 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; INTRODUCTION; 1. THE BLIND GIRL OF PANAMA; 2. AN AUDIENCE WITH THE VICEROY; 3. THE VICAR'S BAGGAGE; 4. DEPARTURE FROM CALLAO; 5. WHAT HAPPENED AT CHERREPÉ; 6. WHAT HAPPENED AT PAITA; 7. ON THE HIGH SEAS; 8. THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS; 9. THE COLONEL SEEKS A HARBOUR; 10. THE CROSS IN SANTA CRISTINA; 11. SAN BERNARDO AND THE SOLITARY ISLE; 12. THE ADMIRAL'S FAREWELL; 13. GRACIOUS BAY; 14. THE ERUPTION; 15. A SETTLEMENT FOUNDED; 16. THE COLONEL SPEAKS OUT; 17. THE MALCONTENTS; 18. A FORAGE WITH MALOPE; 19. MURDER; 20. THE ECLIPSE; 21. THE SETTLEMENT ABANDONED |
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22. NORTHWARD ACROSS THE EQUATOR23. HUNGER AND THIRST; 24. COBOS BAY; 25. THE LAST HUNDRED LEAGUES; 26. AT MANILA; HISTORICAL EPILOGUE; Endnotes |
| Summary |
Swashbuckling historical fiction from the author of I, Claudius. "A cleverly balanced mixture of spice, fact, humor and adventure on and off the high seas" (Kirkus Reviews). Set in the Age of Exploration, The Islands of Unwisdom tells the story of the ill-fated Don Alvaro de MendaNa y Neyra, a Spanish explorer set on finding the Solomon Islands, the mythical source of King Solomon's vast wealth. Driven by greed, ambition, and lust, Don Alvaro and his wife, the beautiful and dangerous Ysabel, lead a crew of adventurers beyond the horizon in search of the wealth of their wildest dreams. However, that's not exactly what they find. In the hands of master historical novelist, classicist, and poet Robert Graves, this tale offers a fascinating look at a brutal and bloody era, and insights into the reasons for Spain's failure to ultimately dominate world exploration during this time |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
FICTION -- Historical -- General.
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Discoveries in geography
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| SUBJECT |
Solomon Islands -- Discovery and exploration
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| Subject |
Solomon Islands
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780795336836 |
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0795336837 |
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