A pelican in the wilderness : hermits, solitaries and recluses / by Isabel Colegate.
A pelican in the wilderness : hermits, solitaries and recluses / by Isabel Colegate.
A pelican in the wilderness : hermits, solitaries and recluses / by Isabel Colegate.
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Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Counterpoint, 2002.
Date
2002.
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N291.447/ 1
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Language
English
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p. cm.
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Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Counterpoint, 2002.
Place of Publication
District of Columbia
Date Published
2002.
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Summary
"The desire for solitude is as old as human society, its pursuit as various as the individual temperament. From Lao Tsu and the Buddha, St Antony and the early Celtic hermits, through Rousseau, Thoreau, Ruskin and Thomas Merton, certain gifted persons, each in his own way, have shown a vocation for living alone and apart, finding in simplicity and...
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A pelican in the wilderness : hermits, solitaries and recluses / by Isabel Colegate.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N291.447/ 1
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74VvjNpN7yGA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvjNpN7yGA
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ISBN
1582432384
9781582431215 (alk. paper)
1582431213 (alk. paper)
9780002571425 :
0002571420 :
9781582432380
DDC
291.447
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991015217859702626
