Project Gutenberg 2007-06-11 Public domain in the USA. 114 La Gironière, Paul P. de 1797 1862 La Gironiere, Paul P. de Gironière, Paul P. de la Aventures d'un Gentilhomme Breton aux îles Philippines Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Digital & Multimedia Center, Michigan State University Libraries.) "Aventures d'un Gentilhomme Breton aux îles Philippines" by Paul P. de La Gironière is a memoir-like narrative written in the mid-19th century. The text introduces the author's experiences and observations during his travels in the Philippines, including adventures with local inhabitants and insights into the geography and culture of the islands. The book serves as both an adventure tale and a historical account of the author's life as a French colonist in the Philippines. The opening of the narrative establishes the author's background, detailing his noble lineage and the impact of the French Revolution on his family. It recounts his early travels, beginning with his departure to India and subsequent voyages that eventually lead him to the Philippines. The author reflects on his feelings of loss and nostalgia as he leaves his family behind, and he shares vivid experiences of the sea, including bouts of seasickness and challenges as a novice sailor. The beginning sets the stage for a rich exploration of both personal and cultural encounters that follow, presenting a blend of adventure and historical reflection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Philippines DS Text FR Voyages et pays Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 1020280 1018521 2024-09-09T11:11:52.162821 2023-09-10T04:13:12.323630 text/html text/html 1142480 2007-06-11T11:44:08 text/html 4177143 2007-06-11T11:44:12 text/html application/zip 4444660 2024-09-09T11:12:12.885242 application/epub+zip 4452594 2024-09-09T11:11:57.553793 application/epub+zip 439062 2024-09-09T11:11:54.032866 application/epub+zip 5458483 2024-09-09T11:12:21.951165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4220546 2024-09-09T11:12:09.488249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 808840 2022-09-10T09:19:27.220246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 842673 842420 2024-09-09T11:11:47.652849 2023-09-10T04:13:07.914581 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 821409 2007-06-11T11:44:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 306193 2007-06-11T11:44:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18787 2024-09-09T11:12:22.111165 application/rdf+xml 24663 2024-09-09T11:11:54.482843 image/jpeg 4904 2024-09-09T11:11:54.258810 image/jpeg 4243962 2024-09-09T11:11:52.370820 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia