Contes des tropiques

Contes des tropiques

Lafcadio Hearn

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Editorial:
Prodinnova
Año de edición:
2025
Materia
Cuentos
ISBN:
9782379763199
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' Le premier essai de coloniser la Martinique fut abandonné presque aussitôt entrepris ; les chefs de l’expédition trouvèrent le pays trop rugueux et trop montagneux , et ils fu-rent terrifiés par le nombre considérable de serpents qui couvraient le sol . Débarquant le 25 juin 1635, Olive et Duplessis quittèrent l’île après quelques heures d’exploration ou plutôt d’observation, et firent voile vers la Guadeloupe, d’après l’histoire amusante et très exacte du Père Dutertre, de l’ordre des Pères Prêcheurs.Un seul coup d’œil sur la carte topographique de, la Martinique suffit à confirmer l’af-firmation du bon Père, qui dit que le pays était trop haché et trop montueux . Mais tout montueux que doit être un pays qui, n’ayant qu’environ quarante-neuf kilomètres de long et vingt de large, demeure encore en partie inconnu à ses habitants après bientôt trois siècles de civilisation (car il n’existe pas une demi-douzaine de créoles qui aient parcouru l’île en entier), la Martinique ne possède cependant que deux éminences...'

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