Among the Isles of Shoals. By Celia Thaxter ...
Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
Published: December 20, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9781425515911
Subjects: American history; History; History - U.S.; History: American; USA; History / United States / General; United States - General
First sentence: IN a series of papers published not many years ago, Herman Melville made the world acquainted with the "Encantadas," or Enchanted Islands, which he describes as lying directly under the equator, off the coast of South America, and of which he says: "It is to be doubted whether any spot of earth can, in desolateness, furnish a parallel to this group."