Resumen:
The Fabulist: The Incredible Story of Louis de Rougemont. Gaunt, weather-worn Louis De Rougemont arrives in London in 1898 with a sensational story to tell. He declares he is a French adventurer who has survived shipwreck and lived for nearly thirty years as king of an Aboriginal tribe in remote north-west Australia. Audiences across Britain and around the world are mesmerized by revelations of fabulous creatures, cannibal feasts and near biblical feats. De Rougemont achieves instant celebrity and wins the endorsement of the leading scientific authorities of the day, but his stories - and identity - are soon called into question. A fierce battle erupts in the press as newspaper editors desperately seek a scoop. Who is this intriguing man? Modern Crusoe or mythmaker? Castaway or crank? The world is divided by De Rougemont's remarkable tale. In The Fabulist, Rod Howard vividly recounts one of Australian history's most extraordinary, entertaining and controversial stories - the life of adventurer and seer Louis De Rougemont. |
