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It was a mistake, however, to be indifferent to Madeira. We are no longer so.
Whatever enthusiasm we lacked beforehand we have acquired now. Of all fair,
jewelled islands of the sea, it is the particular gem. Not one of us on this ship but
has ...
It was a mistake, however, to be indifferent to Madeira. We are no longer so.
Whatever enthusiasm we lacked beforehand we have acquired now. Of all fair,
jewelled islands of the sea, it is the particular gem. Not one of us on this ship but
has ...
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It may be added that he believed Madeira to be the lost Atlantis, though a point of
land thirty miles long and fifteen miles wide could hardly be more than a splinter
of that vanished continent. More likely Madeira and the fragmentary islets about ...
It may be added that he believed Madeira to be the lost Atlantis, though a point of
land thirty miles long and fifteen miles wide could hardly be more than a splinter
of that vanished continent. More likely Madeira and the fragmentary islets about ...
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Money in Madeira is calculated in reis, just as it is in the Azores, and the sound of
the word suddenly recalled the visit of the Quaker City "Pilgrims" to those islands,
and the memory of Blucher's disastrous dinnerparty. But they will take anything ...
Money in Madeira is calculated in reis, just as it is in the Azores, and the sound of
the word suddenly recalled the visit of the Quaker City "Pilgrims" to those islands,
and the memory of Blucher's disastrous dinnerparty. But they will take anything ...
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It seemed entirely unspoiled. We saw no suggestion of modern architecture or
European innovation – no blot anywhere, except a single motorcar – the only one
, I believe, in Funchal. There is but one fly in the ointment of Madeira comfort –
the ...
It seemed entirely unspoiled. We saw no suggestion of modern architecture or
European innovation – no blot anywhere, except a single motorcar – the only one
, I believe, in Funchal. There is but one fly in the ointment of Madeira comfort –
the ...
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We had another full day at sea, after Madeira – a day of reflection and
reminiscence, for each of us had some special joy to recall. Perhaps that of the
Diplomat was as picturesque as any. He told it to me privately, but a thing like that
should not ...
We had another full day at sea, after Madeira – a day of reflection and
reminiscence, for each of us had some special joy to recall. Perhaps that of the
Diplomat was as picturesque as any. He told it to me privately, but a thing like that
should not ...
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Contents
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| Title | The Ship-Dwellers: A Story of a Happy Cruise |
| Author | Albert Paine |
| Publisher | Litres, 2017 |
| ISBN | 5040492731, 9785040492732 |
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