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So we started off into the unknown, with no more provision or equipment than if we were going for a stroll of a mile or so. Yamba carried her yam-stick and basket, and I had my usual weapons- -tomahawk and stiletto in my belt, and bow and arrows in my hand. I never dreamed when we started that to strike due south would take us into the unexplored heart of the continent.Download Description
So we started off into the unknown, with no more provision or equipment than if we were going for a stroll of a mile or so. Yamba carried her yam-stick and basket, and I had my usual weapons- -tomahawk and stiletto in my belt, and bow and arrows in my hand. I never dreamed when we started that to strike due south would take us into the unexplored heart of the continent. ... Read more

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Classic adventure tale
This book details the life of a shipping investor shipwrecked off Australia'scoast in the early 1800s. He struggles with loneliness, develops relations with indigenous peoples, weds an aboriginal wife, has children -- and all the while tries to find his way back to "civilization."

de Rougemont uses clear, inviting, inventive language to describe his triumphs and losses. No hidden meanings or complicated subtexts here; just a ripping good yarn based on this fellow's endless adventures. And no analytical coldness or floods of facts, either -- this guy lived fully and completely on every level and conveyed his triumphs and disappointments stoutly and directly. ... Read more

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Set in the backdrop of Australia, “The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont” is an interesting narrative by Rougemont. It presents the situation of loneliness and desolation where man clings to little hopes and struggles to escape. A genuine insight into emotions and feelings! ... Read more

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Set in the backdrop of Australia, The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont is an interesting narrative by Rougemont. It presents the situation of loneliness and desolation where man clings to little hopes and struggles to escape. A genuine insight into emotions and feelings! ... Read more

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Set in the backdrop of Australia, “The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont” is an interesting narrative by Rougemont. It presents the situation of loneliness and desolation where man clings to little hopes and struggles to escape. A genuine insight into emotions and feelings! ... Read more

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Set in the backdrop of Australia, “The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont” is an interesting narrative by Rougemont. It presents the situation of loneliness and desolation where man clings to little hopes and struggles to escape. A genuine insight into emotions and feelings! ... Read more

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Set in the backdrop of Australia, The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont is an interesting narrative by Rougemont. It presents the situation of loneliness and desolation where man clings to little hopes and struggles to escape. A genuine insight into emotions and feelings! ... Read more

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Set in the backdrop of Australia, “The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont” is an interesting narrative by Rougemont. It presents the situation of loneliness and desolation where man clings to little hopes and struggles to escape. A genuine insight into emotions and feelings! ... Read more

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Set in the backdrop of Australia, The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont is an interesting narrative by Rougemont. It presents the situation of loneliness and desolation where man clings to little hopes and struggles to escape. A genuine insight into emotions and feelings! ... Read more

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I was born in or near Paris, in the year 1844. My father was a fairly prosperous man of business?a general merchant, to be precise, who dealt largely in shoes; but when I was about ten years old, my mother, in consequence of certain domestic differences, took me to live with her at Montreux, and other places in Switzerland, where I was educated. ... Read more

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Denis (Louis) de Rougemont, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 1839 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

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