Melville's The Enchanted Isles is a beautiful and haunting descriptive work written following a tour of the Galapagos – the islands that formed the inspiration for Charles Darwin's early work on evolutionary theory.
Originally penned as a travelogue, Melville's writings form a series of evocative sketches of each of these equatorial islands. Recounting their myths and stories of old, he conjures up the spirit of each in astonishing detail. Read together they create a timeless classic, perfectly capturing the islands' eternal charm and mystery.
Originally penned as a travelogue, Melville's writings form a series of evocative sketches of each of these equatorial islands. Recounting their myths and stories of old, he conjures up the spirit of each in astonishing detail. Read together they create a timeless classic, perfectly capturing the islands' eternal charm and mystery.