The narrator recalls seeing the word "memento" engraved on the back of a large creature, and other parts describe the "dog-king" of Charles Isle and the conniving Oberlus.
The narrator of this work describes a man whose hunger led him to kill and eat another human when he was mistaken for a hair seal. One section of this work describes the formation of a riotocracy at the behest of a Creole, and another section describes a man going to "Feejee" with four cutlasses and a blunderbuss. Another section details a woman's husband's attempt to harvest oil, but he drowns after building a canoe. The narrator recalls seeing the word "memento" engraved on the back of a large creature, and other parts describe the "dog-king" of Charles Isle and the conniving Oberlus. Presented as a series of ten sketches, portions of this work described Barrington Isle and the giant creatures that inhabit Rock Redondo Tower. For 10 points, name this work found in the Piazza Tales, a short story by Herman Melville about the Galapagos Islands.
The narrator of this work describes a man whose hunger led him to kill and eat another human when he was mistaken for a hair seal.
The Encantadas or The Enchanted Isles