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"Few books contain a cast of characters as fascinating as those who populate A Pelican in the Wilderness , Isabel Colegate's charming meander through the history of hermits and solitaries. Elegantly written...a small gem of a book."-- Wall Street Journal From Lao-tse and the Buddha, St.... read more
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Chinese hermits seem always to have been the most elusive.
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