The confessions of a beachcomber - Hardcover
One of the early seekers of an 'alternative life-style', Banfield, accompanied by his wife, retired from the complexities of town life for the 'careless quiet, the calm, the refreshment of the whole air, the tonic of the wide sea'. Leaving Townsville, they set out to try the 'simple life' on Dunk Island, an uninhabited island off the coast of northern Queensland. "The Confessions of a Beachcomber" is the description of life on a 'real tropic island, where Romance and Reality met and were blended'. Its publication, in 1908, caused a great stir; aroused by the freshness and vividness of the story, reviewers and readers cried out that they, too, wished to go 'a-Dunking', to share in the charms of the simple life. This is a 'classic of Australian natural history' - through Banfield's vigorous and enthusiastic account of the tropical scenery, plants, animals and Aboriginals of Dunk Island, runs a perceptive delight in this island 'far from the haunts of men'.
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- PublisherLloyd O'Neil
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0855582200
- ISBN 13 9780855582203
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages336
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. Hardcover. 336 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Lloyd O'Neil, Australia, 1974. First Thus. First printing of this edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have superficial wear. Spine has slight fading. Dust jacket has light creasing. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear. . Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Edges of pages are lightly browned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In justification of the assumption of the title of "Beachcomber," it must be said that, having made good and sufficient provision against the advent of the wet season (which begins, as a rule, during the Christmas holidays), the major portion of each week was spent in first formal and official calls, and then friendly and familiar visits to the neighbouring islands and the mainland. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Australian; Australia; ISBN: 0855582200. ISBN/EAN: 9780855582203. Inventory No: 23110003. Seller Inventory # 23110003
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