Frederick O'Brien
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| + | "There is in the nature of every man, I firmly believe, a longing to see and know the [[Atlas Obscura|strange places of the world]]. Life imprisons us all in its coil of circumstance, and the dreams of [[romance]] that color boyhood are forgotten, but they do not die. They stir at the sight of a [[Sailing ship|white-sailed ship]] beating out to the wide sea; the smell of tarred rope on a blackened wharf, or the touch of the cool little [[breeze]] that rises when the stars come out will waken them again. Somewhere over the rim of the world lies romance, and every heart yearns to go and find it."--''[[White Shadows in the South Seas (novel) |White Shadows in the South Seas]]'' (1919) by Frederick O'Brien | ||
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| - | [[Frederick O'Brien]] ([[1869]] - [[1932]]) was the author of the [[1919]] travel book ''[[White Shadows in the South Seas (novel)]]''. It is based on his experiences in the [[Marquesas Islands]]. His [[exotic]] account ''[[White Shadows]]'' ignites a popular interest in the [[South Pacific]]. He would subsequently publish two additional travel books about the region, ''Mystic Isles of the South Seas'' (1921) and ''Atolls of the Sun'' (1922). He is known as a [[islomania]]c. His work is of interest to [[armchair]] travelers, amateur anthropologists and readers of cross-cultural studies. | + | '''Frederick O'Brien''' (1869 - 1932) was the author of the travel book ''[[White Shadows in the South Seas (novel)]]'' (1919). It is based on his experiences in the [[Marquesas Islands]]. His [[exotic]] account ''[[White Shadows]]'' ignites a popular interest in the [[South Pacific]]. He would subsequently publish two additional travel books about the region, ''Mystic Isles of the South Seas'' (1921) and ''Atolls of the Sun'' (1922). He is known as a [[islomania]]c. His work is of interest to [[armchair]] travelers, amateur anthropologists and readers of cross-cultural studies. |
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"There is in the nature of every man, I firmly believe, a longing to see and know the strange places of the world. Life imprisons us all in its coil of circumstance, and the dreams of romance that color boyhood are forgotten, but they do not die. They stir at the sight of a white-sailed ship beating out to the wide sea; the smell of tarred rope on a blackened wharf, or the touch of the cool little breeze that rises when the stars come out will waken them again. Somewhere over the rim of the world lies romance, and every heart yearns to go and find it."--White Shadows in the South Seas (1919) by Frederick O'Brien |
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Frederick O'Brien (1869 - 1932) was the author of the travel book White Shadows in the South Seas (novel) (1919). It is based on his experiences in the Marquesas Islands. His exotic account White Shadows ignites a popular interest in the South Pacific. He would subsequently publish two additional travel books about the region, Mystic Isles of the South Seas (1921) and Atolls of the Sun (1922). He is known as a islomaniac. His work is of interest to armchair travelers, amateur anthropologists and readers of cross-cultural studies.
