Drums of Mer [electronic resource]
Ion Idriess2018
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To one who for a good many years has lived among the tropic isles of Torres
Strait, and whose constant regret has been that their romantic attractiveness is
so little known even to Australians, the Drums of Mer comes with very strong
appeal. There are some who may think that Mr Idriess is giving us simply an
imaginative picture, but the author has travelled the Strait with the discerning
eye and contemplative soul of the artist who is satisfied only with first-hand
colour, and who, while blending history and romance with subtle skill, at the
same time keeps within the region of fact. The records and documents placed at
his disposal by those who have patiently collected them in the interests of
history, of ethnological and scientific research, and (if one may be allowed to
say so) even of missionary theological science also, provide the rich store upon
which he has drawn for the thrilling story he has woven round the people of Mer
and the other islands of Torres Strait. We h...
Main title:
Drums of Mer [electronic resource] / Ion Idriess
Author:
Ion Idriess, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : ETT Imprint, 2018
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (370 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781925706314
Language:
English
BRN:
434176
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