. The wilds of Patagonia; a narrative of the Swedish expedition to Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands in 1907-1909 . S. Topaze, 1868. This is the historical basis of Defoes work. Itmay look somewhat meagre, but one can understandthat poor Selkirk had to work to preserve his a mental trial, not to hear a word spoken byanother, not to see a human soul for four years and fourmonths! Thus his fate was pretty adventurous evenif told without embellishment. On the other hand, heleft his ship at his own request, discontented with thelife on board. Besides, he might hav
. The wilds of Patagonia; a narrative of the Swedish expedition to Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands in 1907-1909 . S. Topaze, 1868. This is the historical basis of Defoes work. Itmay look somewhat meagre, but one can understandthat poor Selkirk had to work to preserve his a mental trial, not to hear a word spoken byanother, not to see a human soul for four years and fourmonths! Thus his fate was pretty adventurous evenif told without embellishment. On the other hand, heleft his ship at his own request, discontented with thelife on board. Besides, he might have chosen a worseplace. The climate is very mild, it rains just enough,snow or frost is unknown. A few plants are edible, andthe goats, which were much more numerous in Selkirkstime than they are now, provided him with fresh meat. Through a walk lined with marvellous trees andprecious ferns we pass the natural gate and are on thesouth side of the island. Down it goes, almost asprecipitous as on the other side. We have a magnifi-cent view of the coast and Santa Clara, where a tre-mendous surf roars. Soon we came out of the forest,. Robinsons lookout, with commemorative tablet. ROBINSON CRUSOES ISLAND 141 and continued on to the barren slopes near the sea. Thevegetation here is more like that of a steppe, with shortgrass and some heath-plants ; only along the streamsis there a bright green strip, a mosaic of gigantic pangue-leaves. And we bent the thick stalks at the side anddrank to the health of Masatierra and Robinson and thewhole world. There is only one way back, the waywe had come ; it was getting dark and we hurriedon through showers of rain; large drops splashed onthe heads of the rosette-trees, the soil emitted strong,peculiar scents. The last part of the way we slid downin the slippery clay. Above I happened to mention the sandal-wood. Thediscovery of this kind of wood, famous since the daysof Solomon, on Juan Fernandez most surely attractednotice. We have no reports of
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