Author : E. J. Banfield
Release : 2018-07-17
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Book Synopsis The Confessions of a Beachcomber by : E. J. Banfield
Download or read book The Confessions of a Beachcomber written by E. J. Banfield. This book was released on 2018-07-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than one locality was favourably considered ere good fortune decided to send us hither to spy out the land. A camp-out on the shore of then unnamed Brammo Bay--a holiday-making party--and the result of the first day's exploration decided a revolutionary change in the lives of two seriously-minded persons. A year after, a lease of the best portion of the island having been obtained in the meanwhile, we came for good.Wholly uninhabited, entirely free from traces of the mauling paws of humanity, lovely in its mantle of varied foliage, what better sphere for the exercise of benign autocracy could be desired? Here was virgin country, 20 miles from the nearest port--sad and neglected Cardwell cut off from the mainland by more than 2 miles of estranging ocean, and yet lying in the track of small coastal steamers--here all our pet theories might serenely develop.