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Summary: beautiful book! Think "Dinotopia"
Review: Told in the format of a journal (Lord Nathaniel Parker's). The 1812 expedition to undiscovered islands is richly illustrated with paintings of every kind. The scientific Lord Parker documents everything with ease, insects, animals, and plants. If you like anything imaginative, you should try to read it.I'm telling you, the book is nothing but color. It seems so real. I especially like the story of the giant carnivorous plant that leaves off a scent which smells like everyone's favorite food. A sailor gets stuck in it and they have to cut him out. ("Seamen, my dear, are not the brightest of people as a rule.") He writes much of it to his dear Belinda. (He kept the journal for her benefit.)
Rating:
Summary: beautiful book! Think "Dinotopia"
Review: Told in the format of a journal (Lord Nathaniel Parker's). The 1812 expedition to undiscovered islands is richly illustrated with paintings of every kind. The scientific Lord Parker documents everything with ease, insects, animals, and plants. If you like anything imaginative, you should try to read it. I'm telling you, the book is nothing but color. It seems so real. I especially like the story of the giant carnivorous plant that leaves off a scent which smells like everyone's favorite food. A sailor gets stuck in it and they have to cut him out. ("Seamen, my dear, are not the brightest of people as a rule.") He writes much of it to his dear Belinda. (He kept the journal for her benefit.)
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