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Penguin Island

by Anatole France

Translated by A. W. Evans

Penguin Island , published by Anatole France in 1908, is a comic novel that satirizes the history of France, from its prehistory to the author’s vision of a distant future. After setting out on a storm-tossed voyage of evangelization, the myopic St. Maël finds himself on an island populated by penguins.

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First published
1908
Length
84,672 words
Reading time
About 5 hr 53 min
Language
English (UK)

About the book

Penguin Island , published by Anatole France in 1908, is a comic novel that satirizes the history of France, from its prehistory to the author’s vision of a distant future.

After setting out on a storm-tossed voyage of evangelization, the myopic St. Maël finds himself on an island populated by penguins. Mistaking them to be humans, Maël baptizes them—touching off a dispute in Heaven and ushering the Penguin nation into history.

First published 1908; the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 84,672 words arranged in 70 navigable sections.

The source metadata identifies Translator: A. W. Evans.

About the author

Anatole France

Anatole France (1844–1924) was a French writer (1844–1924).

Their work included writer, poet, novelist, librarian, literary critic, and science fiction writer. Anatole France also worked in French. Anatole France was associated with freethought. The Read4Max catalog currently includes Penguin Island and The Revolt of the Angels under Anatole France's authorship.

1844–1924

Contributors

Translator

A. W. Evans

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Themes and ideas

  • Satire
  • Penguins
  • Civilization, Western
  • France

Table of contents

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  1. Preface
  2. Penguin Island
  3. Book I
  4. I
  5. II
  6. III
  7. IV
  8. V
  9. VI
  10. VI
  11. VIII
  12. Book II
  13. I
  14. II
  15. III
  16. IV
  17. V
  18. VI
  19. VII
  20. VIII
  21. IX
  22. X
  23. XI
  24. XII
  25. XII
  26. Book III
  27. I
  28. II
  29. III
  30. IV
  31. V
  32. VI
  33. VII
  34. Book IV
  35. I
  36. II
  37. III
  38. Book V
  39. I
  40. II
  41. III
  42. IV
  43. V
  44. VI
  45. VII
  46. Book VI
  47. I
  48. II
  49. III
  50. IV
  51. V
  52. VI
  53. VII
  54. VIII
  55. IX
  56. X
  57. XI
  58. Book VII
  59. I
  60. II
  61. III
  62. IV
  63. V
  64. VI
  65. VII
  66. VIII
  67. IX
  68. The Zenith of Penguin Civilization
  69. Book VIII
  70. Endnotes
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