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_aWhiteing, Richard, _d1840-1928 |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe island |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2024 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2024-05-13 | ||
| 508 | _aJoeri de Ruiter, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) | ||
| 520 | _a"The Island: Or, An Adventure of a Person of Quality" by Richard Whiteing is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story begins with an unnamed protagonist who finds himself awash in existential discontent and escapes London for a journey across Europe, ultimately leading to his landing on a deserted Pacific island. There, he encounters a woman named Victoria, and together they navigate the complexities of civilization and their relationship. The opening of the novel introduces us to the narrator, who experiences a crisis of identity amid the bustling life of London. Feeling out of focus and disconnected from the world around him, he decides to leave, traveling first to Paris before eventually finding himself shipwrecked on an uncharted island. As he grapples with his isolation and the existential weight of civilization's burdens, he meets Victoria, a striking native woman, and begins to explore the new dynamics of life, culture, and connection in this secluded paradise. This beginning sets the stage for a deeper exploration of human nature, societal constructs, and the yearning for meaning beyond the confines of societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cLondon: Longmans, Green and Co., 1888 |
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| 653 | _aSatire | ||
| 653 | _aUtopias -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aIslands of the Pacific -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aVoyages, Imaginary -- Fiction | ||
| 856 | 4 | _uhttps://archive.org/details/islandoradventur00whit/page/n3 | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73620 |
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