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ALEXANDRE GOES SOUTH: A Novel and – - An Essay, ‘The Modern Adventure Novel’ Samima Dindar This thesis isD porecsteonrt eodf iPn hfuillfoilsmoepnht yof ( tChre eraeqtiuviree mWernittsi nfogr )t he degree of School of Arts and Humanities Edith Cowan University 2017 USE OF THESIS The Use of Thesis statement is not included in this version of the thesis. COPYRIGHT AND ACCESS DECLARATION I certify that this thesis does not, to the best of my knowledge and belief: (i) incorporate without acknowledgement any material previously submitted for a degree or diploma in any institution of higher education; (ii) contain any material previously published or written by another person except where due reference is made in the text; or (iii) contain any defamatory material. Signed Date 28/02/2017_ ........................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS All my thanks to my principal supervisor, Honorary Associate Professor Jill Durey, for her constant support, her advices, her patience and—most of all—her warm presence throughout the years supervising my M.A. and my Ph.D. . . . and beyond, in real life. I am so grateful to my associate supervisor, Dr Polain, for her input; she always welcomed me in her office, without appointment, and discussed with me life and literature. Many thanks to my friends, Janice Stensrude and Pascale Nitti, who were always beside me to read my work and encourage me. I thank all the supportive friends, peers, family, and ECU staff who helped me along the way and contributed to making this thesis a rich experience. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ALEXANDRE GOES SOUTH, A NOVEL ......................................................................................... 1 Alexandre in Paris ................................................................................................................... 3 Alexandre in Africa ................................................................................................................. 88 Mathilde ...................................................................................................................................... 179 THE MODERN ADVENTURE NOVEL, AN ESSAY ...................................................................... 238 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 239 I The Adventure Novel ............................................................................................................. 242 II Adventure Novels in Disparate Shapes ........................................................................... 254 III Post-Colonial Literature and the Concept of Otherness ........................................... 277 IV Conclusion .................................................................................................................................. 290 REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................................... 292 BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................................................... 297 CREATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY .............................................................................................................. 302 v ALEXANDRE GOES SOUTH A Novel Samima Dindar Je est un autre ( I is another) - Rimbaud To my daughters At the author’s request, the novel Alexandre in Paris is unavailable in this version of the thesis i.e. pages 1- 237