ISBN: 9781907970214

Like being taken to a magical unknown planet, yet suddenly realising it all takes place on this globe, in mysterious Borneo and Sarawak: a beautifully written, elegant and rich dream. Joh… Mehr…

Like being taken to a magical unknown planet, yet suddenly realising it all takes place on this globe, in mysterious Borneo and Sarawak: a beautifully written, elegant and rich dream. John Fowles At once sprawling and intimate, vivid and dreamy, Kalimantaan is a wondrous achievement. Tash Aw Breathtaking . . . a plot summary cant hope to do justice to the richness and complexity of this extraordinary novel . . . it is a mesmerising story, beautifully told. The Observer In the mid-nineteenth century a young Englishman, Gideon Barr, establishes a private raj on the north coast of Borneo. The world he creates, boasting churches, stone quays, and great swathes of lawn, eventually encompasses a territory the size of England. Its expansion campaigns are carried out by tribes of headhunters. Into this fragile settlement, bordered by pirates, the opium trade, and impenetrable jungle, Barr brings his fresh-faced young bride from England. This is a classic story of Victorian social mores superimposed on one of the most violent cultures on earth, and of the extraordinary group of missionaries, fugitives, madmen, and romantics drawn to this distant land.; EPUB \ Eustacia Cutler; Fiction > Modern & contemporary fiction, Future Horizons<

ISBN: 9781907970214

Like being taken to a magical unknown planet, yet suddenly realising it all takes place on this globe, in mysterious Borneo and Sarawak: a beautifully written, elegant and rich dream. Joh… Mehr…

Like being taken to a magical unknown planet, yet suddenly realising it all takes place on this globe, in mysterious Borneo and Sarawak: a beautifully written, elegant and rich dream. John Fowles At once sprawling and intimate, vivid and dreamy, Kalimantaan is a wondrous achievement. Tash Aw Breathtaking . . . a plot summary cant hope to do justice to the richness and complexity of this extraordinary novel . . . it is a mesmerising story, beautifully told. The Observer In the mid-nineteenth century a young Englishman, Gideon Barr, establishes a private raj on the north coast of Borneo. The world he creates, boasting churches, stone quays, and great swathes of lawn, eventually encompasses a territory the size of England. Its expansion campaigns are carried out by tribes of headhunters. Into this fragile settlement, bordered by pirates, the opium trade, and impenetrable jungle, Barr brings his fresh-faced young bride from England. This is a classic story of Victorian social mores superimposed on one of the most violent cultures on earth, and of the extraordinary group of missionaries, fugitives, madmen, and romantics drawn to this distant land.; PDF; Fiction > Modern & contemporary fiction, De Gruyter<

2012, ISBN: 9781907970214

eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), In the mid-nineteenth century a young Englishman, Gideon Barr, establishes a private raj on the north coast of Borneo. The world he creates, boasting church… Mehr…

eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), In the mid-nineteenth century a young Englishman, Gideon Barr, establishes a private raj on the north coast of Borneo. The world he creates, boasting churches, stone quays, and great swathes of lawn, eventually encompasses a territory the size of England. Its expansion campaigns are carried out by tribes of headhunters. Into this fragile settlement, bordered by pirates, the opium trade, and impenetrable jungle, Barr brings his fresh-faced young bride from England. This is a classic story of Victorian social mores superimposed on one of the most violent cultures on earth, and of the extraordinary group of missionaries, fugitives, madmen, and romanti drawn to this distant land. ?A wonderful story, exceptionally written.? - Beryl Bainbridge ?Breathtaking . . . a plot summary can't hope to do justice to the richness and complexity of this extraordinary novel . . . it is a mesmerising story, beautifully told.? - Observer ?A beautifully written, elegant, and rich dream.? - John Fowles ?Carries one deep into the lost world of the Victorian British Diaspora.? - The Times, [PU: Daunt Books], Seiten: 484, Daunt Books, 2012<

ISBN: 9781907970214

In the mid-nineteenth century a young Englishman, Gideon Barr, establishes a private raj on the north coast of Borneo. The world he creates, boasting churches, stone quays, and great swat… Mehr…

In the mid-nineteenth century a young Englishman, Gideon Barr, establishes a private raj on the north coast of Borneo. The world he creates, boasting churches, stone quays, and great swathes of lawn, eventually encompasses a territory the size of England. Its expansion campaigns are carried out by tribes of headhunters.Into this fragile settlement, bordered by pirates, the opium trade, and impenetrable jungle, Barr brings his fresh-faced young bride from England.This is a classic story of Victorian social mores superimposed on one of the most violent cultures on earth, and of the extraordinary group of missionaries, fugitives, madmen, and romanti drawn to this distant land.'A wonderful story, exceptionally written.' - Beryl Bainbridge'Breathtaking . . . a plot summary can't hope to do justice to the richness and complexity of this extraordinary novel . . . it is a mesmerising story, beautifully told.' - Observer'A beautifully written, elegant, and rich dream.' - John Fowles'Carries one deep into the lost world of the Victorian British Diaspora.' - The Times; EPUB; Fiction > Historical fiction, Daunt Books<

2012, ISBN: 9781907970214

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