Penguin Island (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Jacques-Anatole-Françoi Thibault
- First Published: 1908
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Satire
- Time of Work: Ancient to modern times
- Setting: Mythical Alca
- Principal Characters: Maël, Kraken, Orberosia, Trinco, Pyrot, Monsieur Ceres, Eveline, Monsieur Visire
- Genres: Long fiction, Satire, Fantasy
- Subjects: Culture, History, Islands, Birds, Monasteries, monks, or monasticism, Dragons, Chastity, Baptism, North Pole
- Locales: Alca (mythic)
The Story:
In ancient times Mael, a Breton monk, was diligent in gathering converts to the Church. One day the devil caused Mael to be transported in a boat to the North Pole, where the priest landed on an island inhabited by penguins. Being somewhat snow-blind, he mistook the birds for people, preached to them, and, taking their silence as a sign of willingness, baptized them into the Christian faith.
This error of the pious Mael caused great consternation in paradise. God called all the saints together, and they argued whether the baptisms were valid. At last they...
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Anatole France (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Anatole France (Short Fiction)Anatole France (Censorship)Anatole France (Long Fiction)Anatole France (Dictionary of World Biography)
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