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The Forgotten Islands
- Narrated by: Michael Veitch
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
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The Forgotten Islands
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Publisher's Summary
The Forgotten Islands is an incredible, evocative listen that shines a light on this little-known part of Australia and its extraordinary history.
The more I learned, the more I realised this was an Australia I hardly knew. This was stormy weather Australia, an Australia of shipwrecks and sealers, of brutality and extermination, of folly and heroism, of wild weather and explorers in flimsy boats, of 1,000-foot cliffs and amazing birds and strange vegetation, of places well trodden and others believed never to have felt the impact of a human foot.
This was a truly gothic Australia, as real and as valid as the gold and the drovers and the deserts yet known to almost no one.
Michael Veitch has long been fascinated by the islands of Bass Strait, between mainland Australia and Tasmania - a multitude of cold, dark isles regularly pounded by atrocious weather and hardly visited but rich in atypical Australian history.
This is the story of his personal odyssey among them (plagued at times by appalling seasickness, airsickness and stinging nettles).
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- Anonymous User
- 02-06-2024
Excellent narrative with plenty of interesting facts
The language is relatable and the main character easily connected with. It inspired me to buy a boat to explore Bass Strait. It’s the only way to see these islands
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- Anonymous User
- 18-02-2023
He writes such an interesting tale
I enjoyed this. Places I never knew anything about. I would recommend if you are interested in australia.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Jeff
- 23-04-2019
.not a great read
much about the authors rather boring travels and much trivia with some very interesting historical bits. I am not sure why I bothered to finish it
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