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"Excerpt from The Cruise of the "Janet Nichol" Among the South Sea Islands: A Diary
One reason I have hesitated a little to give for publishing this diary, is the extraordinary num ber of books now being printed purporting to give accurate accounts of our lives on board ship and elsewhere, by persons with whom we were very slightly acquainted, or had never consciously met. I have read, among other misstatements, of the making of the ?ag for Tembinoka, by the writer and my daughter on the beach at Apemama. The ?ag was designed by me, on board the schooner Equator, and made, in the most prosaic manner, by a firm in Sydney. No one, outside our immediate family, sailed with us on any of our cruises. All the books With Stevenson here, and With Stevenson there, are manufactured out of such stuff as dreams are made on, and false in almost every particular. Contrary to the general idea, my husband was a man of few intimate friends, and even with these he was reticent to a degree.
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One reason I have hesitated a little to give for publishing this diary, is the extraordinary num ber of books now being printed purporting to give accurate accounts of our lives on board ship and elsewhere, by persons with whom we were very slightly acquainted, or had never consciously met. I have read, among other misstatements, of the making of the ?ag for Tembinoka, by the writer and my daughter on the beach at Apemama. The ?ag was designed by me, on board the schooner Equator, and made, in the most prosaic manner, by a firm in Sydney. No one, outside our immediate family, sailed with us on any of our cruises. All the books With Stevenson here, and With Stevenson there, are manufactured out of such stuff as dreams are made on, and false in almost every particular. Contrary to the general idea, my husband was a man of few intimate friends, and even with these he was reticent to a degree.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780266172796
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm
Page Count - 254
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331262459
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm
Page Count - 256
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