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ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
In the South Seas
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In his book "In the South Seas"
Stevenson gives an accurate and in-depth look into the people
and culture of the islands of the South Pacific. The book
describes R.L. Stevenson's two year journey from the Marqueses
Islands, to Tahiti, then Honolulu, and finally Samoa. Stevenson
uses the great adventures he experienced and his masterfully
writing skills to paint a breath taking view of the islands
and their many beauties.
Table of
contents: PART I THE MARQUESAS, I. AN ISLAND, LANDFALL,
II. MAKING FRIENDS, III. THE MAROON, IV. DEATH, V. DEPOPULATION,
VI. CHIEFS AND TAPUS, VII. HATIHEU, VIII. THE PORT OF ENTRY,
IX. THE HOUSE OF TEMOANA, X. A PORTRAIT AND A STORY, XI.
LONG–PIG — A CANNIBAL HIGH PLACE, XII. THE STORY OF A PLANTATION,
XIII. CHARACTERS, XIV. IN A CANNIBAL VALLEY, XV. THE TWO
CHIEFS OF ATUONA, PART II THE PAUMOTUS, I. THE DANGEROUS
ARCHIPELAGO — ATOLLS AT A DISTANCE, II. FAKARAVA: AN ATOLL
AT HAND, III. A HOUSE TO LET IN A LOW ISLAND, IV. TRAITS
AND SECTS IN THE PAUMOTUS, V. A PAUMOTUAN FUNERAL, VI. GRAVEYARD
STORIES, PART III THE GILBERTS, I. BUTARITARI, II.
THE FOUR BROTHERS, III. AROUND OUR HOUSE, IV. A TALE OF
A TAPU, V. A TALE OF A TAPU — CONTINUED, VI. THE FIVE DAYS’
FESTIVAL, VII. HUSBAND AND WIFE, PART IV THE GILBERTS
— APEMAMA, I. THE KING OF APEMAMA: THE ROYAL TRADER,
II. THE KING OF APEMAMA: FOUNDATION OF EQUATOR TOWN, III.
THE KING OF APEMAMA: THE PALACE OF MANY WOMEN, IV. THE KING
OF APEMAMA: EQUATOR TOWN AND THE PALACE, V. KING AND COMMONS,
VI. THE KING OF APEMAMA: DEVIL–WORK, VII. THE KING OF APEMAMA
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