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Title: A Hobbit in Hokkaido
Review: The main part, Savage's own retelling of his journey around Hokkaido, is a fantastic read. At times terrifying, often hilarious. Riding a pony through the cold wastelands, Savage strongly resembles a hobbit, combining a Victorian tenacity with reckless curiosity.The second part is a harder read, a wade through prejudices of the era and misguided anthropological theories of a man who is by no means a scholar. Still, the illustrations are very valuable, and it remains a good source of early Ainu knowledge, once you learn how to distinguish between Savage's opinion and fact.
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