title: Patagonia: Croesi'r Paith / Crossing the Plain
author:  Matthew Rhys 
description: Vivid accounts o the hardships of marathon horse-riding, as well as the pleasures of Argentine asado and mat. . . Rhys's black-and-white landscapes possess a stark beauty. --Publishers Weekly
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  #### The Island Pharisees
  
  
  PART I. THE TOWN
  
  CHAPTER I. SOCIETY
  
  CHAPTER II. ANTONIA
  
  CHAPTER III. A ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN
  
  CHAPTER IV. THE PLAY
  
  CHAPTER V. THE GOOD CITIZEN
  
  CHAPTER VI. MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT
  
  CHAPTER VII. THE CLUB
  
  CHAPTER VIII. THE WEDDING
  
  CHAPTER IX. THE DINNER
  
  CHAPTER X. AN ALIEN
  
  CHAPTER XI. THE VISION
  
  CHAPTER XII. ROTTEN ROW
  
  CHAPTER XIII. AN "AT HOME"
  
  CHAPTER XIV. THE NIGHT CLUB
  
  [CHAPTER XV. POLE TO
  POLE](The%20Island%20Pharisees_split_001.html#filepos183836)
  
  PART II. THE COUNTRY
  
  [CHAPTER XVI. THE INDIAN
  CIVILIAN](The%20Island%20Pharisees_split_001.html#filepos200333)
  
  [CHAPTER XVII. A
  PARSON](The%20Island%20Pharisees_split_001.html#filepos212614)
  
  [CHAPTER XVIII.
  ACADEMIC](The%20Island%20Pharisees_split_001.html#filepos228419)
  
  [CHAPTER XIX. AN
  INCIDENT](The%20Island%20Pharisees_split_001.html#filepos242788)
  
  [CHAPTER XX. HOLM OAKS](The%20Island%20Pharisees_split_001.html#filepos261257)
  
  [CHAPTER XXI. E