Bibliograph

The purple land, being the narrative of one Richard Lamb's adventures in the Banda Orientál, in South America, as told by himself

Type

Label

The purple land, being the narrative of one Richard Lamb's adventures in the Banda Orientál, in South America, as told by himself

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The purple land

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

being the narrative of one Richard Lamb's adventures in the Banda Orientál, in South America, as told by himself

Summary

The romance and lawlessness of nineteenth-century Uruguay come alive in this exuberant, comic tale. Englishman Richard Lamb elopes with an Argentinean woman-making an enemy of her father. The rest of the story follows his attempt to seek his fortune in the country's jungle interior, the dangerous situations he encounters, and the revenge his bride's father eventually extracts

Target audience

adult

Classification