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A narrator living with companions in a remote fiord rescues a stranger and is drawn into an archipelago inhabited by exiles, each island marked by distinctive languages, customs, and institutions. The episodic account traces voyages, landings, shipwrecks, escapes, and political upheavals while reporting on religious practices, social customs, and organized systems for truth, reputation, and fame. Through close observation and encounters the narrative maps how contrasting social arrangements shape individual lives, communal devotion, freedom, and conflict, blending adventurous travel with reflective sketches of each island society.

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Title: Riallaro: The Archipelago of Exiles

Author: Godfrey Sweven

Release date: March 6, 2022 [eBook #67575]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1901

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Riallaro: the Archipelago of Exiles


RIALLARO
THE ARCHIPELAGO OF
EXILES
BY
GODFREY SWEVEN

 

 

G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
NEW  YORK AND LONDON
The Knickerbocker Press
1901

 


Copyright, 1901
by
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
The Knickerbocker Press, New York