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Mardi Vol. 1

by Herman MELVILLE (1819 - 1891)

089 Braid-Beard rehearses the Origin of the Isle of Rogues

"Not long ago, having published two narratives of voyages in the Pacific, which, in many quarters, were received with incredulity, the thought occurred to me, of indeed writing a romance of Polynesian adventure, and publishing it as such; to see whether, the fiction might not, possibly, be received for a verity: in some degree the reverse of my previous experience...This thought was the germ of others, which have resulted in Mardi" (Herman Melville, Preface).

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Listen next episodes of Mardi Vol. 1:
090 Rare Sport at Ohonoo , 091 Of King Uhia and his Subjects , 092 The God Keevi and the Precipice of Mondo , 093 Babbalanja steps in between Mohi and Yoomy; and Yoomy relates a Legend , 094 Of that jolly old Lord, Borabolla; and that jolly Island of his, Mondoldo; and of the Fish-ponds, and the Hereafters of Fish , 095 That jolly old Lord Borabolla laughs on both Sides of his Face , 096 Samoa a Surgeon , 097 Faith and Knowledge , 098 The Tale of a Traveler , 099 ''Marnee Ora, Ora Marnee.'' , 100 The Pursuer himself is pursued , 101 The Iris , 102 They depart from Mondoldo , 103 As they sail , 104 Wherein Babbalanja broaches a diabolical Theory, and in his own Person proves it