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Oct 14, 2022 · The Captain Pamphile of the title is one of Dumas’ most intriguing creations. An anti-hero, the Captain is a rogue and a swindler who decides to exploit the demand for exotic animals that was prevalent in the early 19th century. However, Pamphile’s methods are unconventional, to say the least. If you like your adventures on the high seas ...
The Captain Pamphile of the title is one of Dumas' most intriguing creations. An anti-hero, the Captain is a rogue and a swindler who decides to exploit the demand for exotic animals that was prevalent in the early 19th century. However, Pamphile's methods are unconventional, to say the least. If you like your adventures on the high seas served up with betrayal, intrigue, mutiny, and a liberal ...
Darkly humorous, "Captain Pamphile" is a thrilling adventure story, full of sea battles, mutiny, and exotic animalsall led by one of Dumas most intriguing creations. In the fashionable social circles of 1831, the vogue is to collect one s own menagerie, and there is soon a demand for exotic animals from the four corners of the world. Musing on how ...
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Darkly humorous, Captain Pamphile is a thrilling adventure story, full of sea battles, mutiny, and exotic animals—all led by one of Dumas’ most intriguing creations. In the fashionable social circles of 1831, the vogue is to collect one’s own mena...
The subject, though, is largely the relationships between people and their pets (along with the adventures of the clever but nasty Captain Pamphile, whom I'm choosing not to comment on here). The book reflects the attitudes of a different, pre-HSUS or -PETA time (obviously), and with the animals featured so anthropomorphized, the casual cruelty ...
Dec 4, 2006 · The adventures of Captain Pamphile, and, Delaporte's little presents by Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870. Publication date [1905] Publisher London : Methuen Collection
