
A nameless narrator, abandoned on an island soon to be obliterated by volcanic activity, tells the story of his life and exile from England. His passion for beetles and his search for the golden scarab has led him to a place where he discovers blood-sucking mistletoe and amphibian...

A nameless narrator, abandoned on an island soon to be obliterated by volcanic activity, tells the story of his life and exile from England. The tale is as extraordinary for its observations of a surreal natural history as for the dark twistings of human nature it reveals. His...
