Hobson's Island Dystopian "A strange achievement

"A strange achievement

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Hobson's Island Dystopian "A strange achievementby Stefan Themerson Publication Date: 09 01 2005 ISBN: 9781564784179 Hobson's Island (so called because Mr. Hobson bought it, or did Mr. Hobson buy it because it was so called?) enjoyed decades of isolation in the Atlantic Ocean. For years, the caretakers lived there peacefully, with only a cow for company and an empty house to care for. But all is suddenly disrupted when a wave of unusual visitors arrive: a deposed African king fleeing a revolution,