A Voyage to the Island of Philosophers. Part 1st, Containing an account of the Island and its Inhabitants, together with the Incidents which occurred there, during the sojourn of the Writer. Veni, Vidi, Scripsi
| Title | A Voyage to the Island of Philosophers. Part 1st, Containing an account of the Island and its Inhabitants, together with the Incidents which occurred there, during the sojourn of the Writer. Veni, Vidi, Scripsi |
| Year for Search | 1830 |
| Authors | San Blas,, Caesario Bachelor [pseud.] |
| Pagination | 53 pp. |
| Date Published | 1830 |
| Publisher | np |
| Place Published | [Albany, NY] |
| Keywords | US author |
| Annotation | Satire on philosophers in a visit to an isolated island. Diversity of dress and architecture. City moated and walled to keep cattle from disturbing the reflections of the philosophers. Rampant hypochondria. No women or children, and the absence of women is considered essential. At the end the philosophers think that they are threatened by Amazons from another island; it is not clear whether or not they are. |
| Info Notes | No indication that further parts were published. |
| Pseudonym | San Blas, Caesario, Bachelor [pseud.] |
| Holding Institutions | PSt, W1,2279 |
| Full Text | 1830 San Blas, Caesario, Bachelor [pseud.]. A Voyage to the Island of Philosophers. Part 1st, Containing an account of the Island and its Inhabitants, together with the Incidents which occurred there, during the sojourn of the Writer. Veni, Vidi, Scripsi. [Albany, NY]: np. No indication that further parts were published. 53 pp. PSt, W1,2279 Satire on philosophers in a visit to an isolated island. Diversity of dress and architecture. City moated and walled to keep cattle from disturbing the reflections of the philosophers. Rampant hypochondria. No women or children, and the absence of women is considered essential. At the end the philosophers think that they are threatened by Amazons from another island; it is not clear whether or not they are. |
