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The Confessions of a Beachcomber

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The Confessions of a Beachcomber

Edmund James Banfield

404 pages~8 hr 3 min read28 chapters$4.99
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A man walked away from the busy world to live on a tropical island off the Queensland coast. E. J. Banfield tells of beachcombing his domain, defending its birds, and finding riches in tides and reef. A sun-drenched classic of the simple life by the sea. Wash up on a coral island and never quite want to leave.

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28 chapters

  1. 1PART I
  2. 2THE CONFESSIONS OF A BEACHCOMBER
  3. 3INTRODUCTION
  4. 4CHAPTER I
  5. 5THE BEACHCOMBER'S DOMAIN
  6. 6CHAPTER II
  7. 7BEACHCOMBING
  8. 8CHAPTER III
  9. 9BIRDS AND THEIR RIGHTS
  10. 10BIRDS OF PREY
  11. 11CHAPTER IV
  12. 12GARDEN OF CORAL
  13. 13CHAPTER V
  14. 14THE TYRANNY OF CLOTHES
  15. 15CHAPTER VI
  16. 16IN PRAISE OF THE PAPAW
  17. 17CHAPTER VII
  18. 18"THE LORD AND MASTER OF FLIES"

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