exoticism

However, I am inclined to think that the commander and his companion were born in low latitudes. But I cannot decide by their appearance whether they are Spaniards, Turks, Arabians, or Indians.

“Why, he’s made of iron!” exclaimed the general, gazing admiringly on Kiouni. “Of forged iron,” replied Passepartout, as he set about preparing a hasty breakfast. Copses of dates and dwarf-palms succeeded the dense forests; then vast, dry plains, dotted with s...

“Well, that’s enough,” said the Honourable William Batulcar. He was engaged to act in the celebrated Japanese troupe. It was not a very dignified position, but within a week he would be on his way to San Francisco. The performance, so noisily announced by the ...

Passepartout, who had been purchasing several dozen mangoes—a fruit as large as good-sized apples, of a dark-brown colour outside and a bright red within, and whose white pulp, melting in the mouth, affords gourmands a delicious sensation—was waiting for them ...

Batulcar, was to commence at three o’clock, and soon the deafening instruments of a Japanese orchestra resounded at the door. Passepartout, though he had not been able to study or rehearse a part, was designated to lend the aid of his sturdy shoulders in the g...