MR. BLETTSWORTHY ON RAMPOLE ISLAND Being the Story of a Gentleman of Culture and Refinement who suffered Shipwreck and saw no Human Beings other than Cruel and Savage Cannibals for several years. How he beheld Megatheria alive and made some notes of their Habits. How he became a Sacred Lunatic. How he did at last escape in a Strange Manner from the Horror and Barbarities of Rampole Island in time to fight in the Great War, and how afterwards he came near returning to that Island for ever. With much Amusing and Edifying Matter concerning Manners, Customs, Beliefs, Warfare, Crime, and a Storm at Sea. Concluding with some Reflections upon Life in General and upon these Present Times in Particular.

Published by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Garden City, 1928

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Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Paper title label on spine. Deckled fore-edge to text block. Frontis illustration. Blue coverboards with some spotting and bumped corners. Size: Sm 8vo (7.5" to 8"). 346 pp.

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MR. BLETTSWORTHY ON RAMPOLE ISLAND Being the Story of a Gentleman of Culture and Refinement who suffered Shipwreck and saw no Human Beings other than Cruel and Savage Cannibals for several years. How he beheld Megatheria alive and made some notes of their Habits. How he became a Sacred Lunatic. How he did at last escape in a Strange Manner from the Horror and Barbarities of Rampole Island in time to fight in the Great War, and how afterwards he came near returning to that Island for ever. With much Amusing and Edifying Matter concerning Manners, Customs, Beliefs, Warfare, Crime, and a Storm at Sea. Concluding with some Reflections upon Life in General and upon these Present Times in Particular.
Author
H. G. Wells
Publisher
Doubleday, Doran & Company, Garden City
Publication year
1928
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover

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