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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Clark, Thomas Blake
• Clark, Thomas Blake

Titel

Omai : First Polynesian Ambassador to England—The True Story of His Voyage There in 1774 with Captain Cook; of How He was Feted by Fanny Burney, Approved by Samuel Johnson; Entertained by Mrs Thrale & Lord Sandwich; and Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds

Ort / Verlag

Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press

Erscheinungsjahr

[2021]

Link zum Volltext

• De Gruyter E-Books EBA bis 31.12.2026 (ZDB-23-DGG-eba)

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• An account of how a "noble savage" from Tahiti was lionized by literary and social circles in England and became the inspiration for one of the most successful stage shows of the eighteenth century. A facsimile of the first (limited) edition