Jan 17, 2018
Sent packing by his mother with 7000 Francs to “have an
adventure”, Louis de Rougemont would not disappoint. But his
fantastical story soon took a nasty turn, as he journeyed to
Australasia only to get stranded on a remote island for two and a
half years, before living - and leading among cannibals, surviving
stormy seas and... riding turtles. De Rougemont returns to
civilisation to tell all this and other tales that capture the
minds of one nation, and the suspicions of another.
Also this week, Violet weirdly also turns to cannibalism (as
reported in the papers) and anthropomorphised fruit.
Yesterday’s Chip Paper is a fortnightly(ish) history podcast that
delves into the weird and wonderful world of historic newspapers.
You’ll never know what they’ll find, from Sausage Kings to witch
hunts to pugilists turned to preachers, but it is always guaranteed
to be downright bonkers.
Your hosts, Jim and Violet, are two amateur researchers based on
opposite sides of the Atlantic (New York and London respectively).
You can contact them at chippaperpodcast@gmail.com or find them on
Facebook and Twitter @PaperPodcast.
Sources used in this episode:
British Newspaper Archive https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/
TROVE (National Library of Australia) http://trove.nla.gov.au/