"The ninety two islands of Seychelles have been called the pearls of the Indian Ocean, the islands, that time forgot, the last tropic paradise. They were visited regularly by pirates, and there are numerous legends of buried treasure. Sorcery is still practised in a population that is descended basically from the African slaves of the French, who were the first settlers and later from slaves released there by the British. Contributions to the population and the language have been made by many races, by travellers, exiles, planters and treasure hunters. This book gives the history of the islands, describes them as they are today, and introduces a fascinating collection of local characters."
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