Published in 1790, Maurice Benyovszky¿s posthumous memoir was an instant sensation. A tale of exploration and adventure, it was translated into several languages and adapted for theatre and opera. It explores the veracity of this memoir and, more broadly, the challenges faced by the explorers of the age and the brutality of colonization.
Published in 1790, Maurice Benyovszky¿s posthumous memoir was an instant sensation. A tale of exploration and adventure, it was translated into several languages and adapted for theatre and opera. It explores the veracity of this memoir and, more broadly, the challenges faced by the explorers of the age and the brutality of colonization.
Andrew Drummond is based in Edinburgh, UK. He holds a degree in Modern Languages from Aberdeen University and a post-graduate degree in German Studies from King¿s College, London. His publications include An Abridged History (2004), A Hand-book of Volapük (2006), Elephantina (2008) and Novgorod the Great (2010), the first of which was short-listed for the Saltire Society¿s First Book of the Year award, and he has recently had several short stories published in anthologies.
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List of illustrations List of maps Foreword Chap. I MACAO Chap. II CHRONICLERS Chap. III POLAND AND SIBERIA Chap. IV KAMCHATKA Chap. V STEPANOV S ACCOUNT Chap. VI RYUMIN S ACCOUNT Chap. VII MAURITIUS Chap. VIII GENTLEMEN Chap. IX LADIES Chap. X RETURN FROM PARIS Chap. XI IZMAILOV Chap. XII SCAPEGOATS. Chap. XIII BENYOVSZKY S ACCOUNTS Chap. XIV EXILED TO SIBERIA Chap. XV KAMCHATKAN ROMANCES Chap. XVI THE GREAT ESCAPE Chap. XVII THE FUR-TRADE Chap. XVIII A GENTLEMAN PIRATE Chap. XIX A VOYAGE NORTH Chap. XX THE ISLAND OF LIQUOR Chap. XXI WHAT THE JAPANESE THOUGHT Chap. XXII THE RYÜKYÜ ISLANDS Chap. XXIII FORMOSA Chap. XXIV MACAO Chap. XXV MAURITIUS Chap. XXVI MADAGASCAR - THE PROJECT Chap. XXVII MADAGASCAR - THE REALITY Chap. XXVIII EUROPE AND AMERICA Chap. XXIX RETURN TO MADAGASCAR Chap. XXX HISTORIES Chap. XXXI A FINAL AUDIT Appendices Index
List of illustrations List of maps Foreword Chap. I MACAO Chap. II CHRONICLERS Chap. III POLAND AND SIBERIA Chap. IV KAMCHATKA Chap. V STEPANOV S ACCOUNT Chap. VI RYUMIN S ACCOUNT Chap. VII MAURITIUS Chap. VIII GENTLEMEN Chap. IX LADIES Chap. X RETURN FROM PARIS Chap. XI IZMAILOV Chap. XII SCAPEGOATS. Chap. XIII BENYOVSZKY S ACCOUNTS Chap. XIV EXILED TO SIBERIA Chap. XV KAMCHATKAN ROMANCES Chap. XVI THE GREAT ESCAPE Chap. XVII THE FUR-TRADE Chap. XVIII A GENTLEMAN PIRATE Chap. XIX A VOYAGE NORTH Chap. XX THE ISLAND OF LIQUOR Chap. XXI WHAT THE JAPANESE THOUGHT Chap. XXII THE RYÜKYÜ ISLANDS Chap. XXIII FORMOSA Chap. XXIV MACAO Chap. XXV MAURITIUS Chap. XXVI MADAGASCAR - THE PROJECT Chap. XXVII MADAGASCAR - THE REALITY Chap. XXVIII EUROPE AND AMERICA Chap. XXIX RETURN TO MADAGASCAR Chap. XXX HISTORIES Chap. XXXI A FINAL AUDIT Appendices Index
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