Louis de Rougemont

The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (eBook, ePUB)

A Journey Through Exotic Lands and Curious Creatures

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Louis de Rougemont's 'The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont' is a captivating tale of exploration and extraordinary experiences. Through colorful storytelling and vivid descriptions, Rougemont takes readers on a journey through exotic lands and encounters with curious creatures. The book is a unique blend of fact and fiction, blurring the lines between reality and imagination, making it a delightful read for those who enjoy adventure literature. The narrative style is engaging and keeps the reader hooked from start to finish, making it a classic in the genre of travel writing. Louis de Rougemont, an enigmatic figure, was known for his colorful life filled with escapades and misadventures. His background as a self-proclaimed explorer and adventurer provides insight into the inspiration behind his writings. Rougemont's fascination with the unknown and his desire to share his experiences with the world shines through in 'The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont', making it a compelling read for history and adventure enthusiasts. I highly recommend 'The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont' to readers who appreciate a mix of adventure, imagination, and historical context. Rougemont's storytelling prowess and the book's intriguing blend of fact and fiction make it a must-read for anyone looking to embark on a literary adventure.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Good Press
• Seitenzahl: 295
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 4064066196738
• Artikelnr.: 58931042

Autorenporträt

Louis de Rougemont, born Henri Louis Grin in 1847, was a Swiss explorer and author, known for his colorful and controversial account of adventure in the book 'The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont' (1899). He crafted a web of lies and exotic tales about his travels in Australia that captured the imagination of the Victorian public. In this narrative, Rougemont sensationalized his experiences with indigenous people and the Australian wilderness, claiming to have lived among the Aborigines and encountered fantastic creatures. Despite the initial acclaim, his work was eventually debunked as a fabrication, leading to his reputation as one of the greatest impostors of his time. Rougemont's literary style combined outlandish adventure with a supposed ethnographic authority, characteristic of late 19th-century travel literature. His book, while now recognized as fiction, offers insight into the era's cultural appetites for the exotic and the boundaries between truth and entertainment in travel narratives. The 'adventures' provided an escape and fed the era's hunger for the thrill of discovery, despite the ensuing scandal when Rougemont's fabrications were exposed.