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Life on an island becomes a practical test of patience and companionship in X.-B. Saintine's adventure novel about Alexander Selkirk. The opening takes readers to the Royal Salmon inn at St. Andrew in Scotland, where Catherine Felton weighs a proposal from Captain Stradling. From this lively maritime setting, the story turns toward Selkirk's island existence and the work of making a home from the resources around him.
In the island passage, Selkirk plans furniture and prepares a garden after Marimonda brings him unfamiliar fruit. His hopes grow from planting trees to keeping goats and building a farm. The narrator pauses over these tasks to consider what possession means and how useful work changes a person's relation to the land.
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- Author
- X.-B. Saintine
- Reading time
- About 3 hours
- Pages
- 86
- Language
- English
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