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White Shadows In The South Seas
White Shadows In The South Seas
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
Farewell to Papeite beach; at sea in the _Morning Star_; Darwin's
theory of the continent that sank beneath the waters of the South
Seas
CHAPTER II
The trade-room of the _Morning Star_; Lying Bill Pincher;
M. L'Hermier des Plantes, future governor of the Marquesas;
story of McHenry and the little native boy, His Dog
CHAPTER III
Thirty-seven days at sea; life of the sea-birds; strange
phosphorescence; first sight of Fatu-hiva; history of the islands;
chant of the Raiateans
CHAPTER IV
Anchorage of Taha-Uka; Exploding Eggs, and his engagement as valet;
inauguration of the new governor; dance on the palace lawn
CHAPTER V
First night in Atuona valley; sensational arrival of the Golden Bed;
Titihuti's tattooed legs
CHAPTER VI
Visit of Chief Seventh Man Who is So Angry He Wallows in the Mire;
journey to Vait-hua on Tahuata island; fight with the devil-fish;
story of a cannibal feast and the two who escaped
CHAPTER VII
Idyllic valley of Vait-hua; the beauty of Vanquished Often; bathing
on the beach; an unexpected proposal of marriage
CHAPTER VIII
Communal life; sport in the waves; fight of the sharks and the
mother whale; a day in the mountains; death of Le Capitaine Halley;
return to Atuona
CHAPTER IX
The Marquesans at ten o'clock mass; a remarkable conversation about
religions and Joan of Arc in which Great Fern gives his idea of the
devil
CHAPTER X
The marriage of Malicious Gossip; matrimonial customs of the simple
natives; the domestic difficulties of Haabuani
CHAPTER XI
Filling the _popoi_ pits in the season of the breadfruit; legend of
the _mei_; the secret festival in a hidden valley
CHAPTER XII
A walk in the jungle; the old woman in the breadfruit tree; a night
in a native hut on the mountain
CHAPTER XIII
The household of Lam Kai Oo; copra making; marvels of the
cocoanut-groves; the sagacity of pigs; and a crab that knows the
laws of gravitation
CHAPTER XIV
Visit of Le Moine; the story of Paul Gauguin; his house, and a
search for his grave beneath the white cross of Calvary
CHAPTER XV
Death of Aumia; funeral chant and burial customs; causes for the
death of a race
CHAPTER XVI
A savage dance, a drama of the sea, of danger and feasting; the rape
of the lettuce
CHAPTER XVII
A walk to the Forbidden Place; Hot Tears, the hunchback; the story
of Behold the Servant of the Priest, told by Malicious Gossip in the
cave of Enamoa
CHAPTER XVIII
A search for rubber-trees on the plateau of Ahoa; a fight with the
wild white dogs; story of an ancient migration, told by the wild
cattle hunters in the Cave of the Spine of the Chinaman
CHAPTER XIX
A feast to the men of Motopu; the making of _kava_, and its drinking;
the story of the Girl Who Lost Her Strength
CHAPTER XX
A journey to Taaoa; Kahuiti, the cannibal chief, and his story of an
old war caused by an unfaithful woman
CHAPTER XXI
The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's
white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white
man who used his harpoon against his friends
CHAPTER XXII
The memorable game for the matches in the cocoanut-grove of Lam Kai
Oo
CHAPTER XXIII
Mademoiselle N----
CHAPTER XXIV
A journey to Nuka-hiva; story of the celebration of the fête of Joan
of Arc, and the miracles of the white horse and the girl
CHAPTER XXV
America's claim to the Marquesas; adventures of Captain Porter in
1812; war between Haapa and Tai-o-hae, and the conquest of Typee
valley
CHAPTER XXVI
A visit to Typee; story of the old man who returned too late
CHAPTER XXVII
Journey on the _Roberta_; the winged cockroaches; arrival at a Swiss
paradise in the valley of Oomoa
CHAPTER XXVIII
Labor in the South Seas; some random thoughts on the "survival of
the fittest"
CHAPTER XXIX
The white man who danced in Oomoa valley; a wild-boar hunt in the
hills; the feast of the triumphant hunters and a dance in honor of
Grelet
CHAPTER XXX
A visit to Hanavave; Père Olivier at home; the story of the last
battle between Hanahouua and Oi, told by the sole survivor; the
making of _tapa_ cloth, and the ancient garments of the Marquesans
CHAPTER I
Farewell to Papeite beach; at sea in the _Morning Star_; Darwin's
theory of the continent that sank beneath the waters of the South
Seas
CHAPTER II
The trade-room of the _Morning Star_; Lying Bill Pincher;
M. L'Hermier des Plantes, future governor of the Marquesas;
story of McHenry and the little native boy, His Dog
CHAPTER III
Thirty-seven days at sea; life of the sea-birds; strange
phosphorescence; first sight of Fatu-hiva; history of the islands;
chant of the Raiateans
CHAPTER IV
Anchorage of Taha-Uka; Exploding Eggs, and his engagement as valet;
inauguration of the new governor; dance on the palace lawn
CHAPTER V
First night in Atuona valley; sensational arrival of the Golden Bed;
Titihuti's tattooed legs
CHAPTER VI
Visit of Chief Seventh Man Who is So Angry He Wallows in the Mire;
journey to Vait-hua on Tahuata island; fight with the devil-fish;
story of a cannibal feast and the two who escaped
CHAPTER VII
Idyllic valley of Vait-hua; the beauty of Vanquished Often; bathing
on the beach; an unexpected proposal of marriage
CHAPTER VIII
Communal life; sport in the waves; fight of the sharks and the
mother whale; a day in the mountains; death of Le Capitaine Halley;
return to Atuona
CHAPTER IX
The Marquesans at ten o'clock mass; a remarkable conversation about
religions and Joan of Arc in which Great Fern gives his idea of the
devil
CHAPTER X
The marriage of Malicious Gossip; matrimonial customs of the simple
natives; the domestic difficulties of Haabuani
CHAPTER XI
Filling the _popoi_ pits in the season of the breadfruit; legend of
the _mei_; the secret festival in a hidden valley
CHAPTER XII
A walk in the jungle; the old woman in the breadfruit tree; a night
in a native hut on the mountain
CHAPTER XIII
The household of Lam Kai Oo; copra making; marvels of the
cocoanut-groves; the sagacity of pigs; and a crab that knows the
laws of gravitation
CHAPTER XIV
Visit of Le Moine; the story of Paul Gauguin; his house, and a
search for his grave beneath the white cross of Calvary
CHAPTER XV
Death of Aumia; funeral chant and burial customs; causes for the
death of a race
CHAPTER XVI
A savage dance, a drama of the sea, of danger and feasting; the rape
of the lettuce
CHAPTER XVII
A walk to the Forbidden Place; Hot Tears, the hunchback; the story
of Behold the Servant of the Priest, told by Malicious Gossip in the
cave of Enamoa
CHAPTER XVIII
A search for rubber-trees on the plateau of Ahoa; a fight with the
wild white dogs; story of an ancient migration, told by the wild
cattle hunters in the Cave of the Spine of the Chinaman
CHAPTER XIX
A feast to the men of Motopu; the making of _kava_, and its drinking;
the story of the Girl Who Lost Her Strength
CHAPTER XX
A journey to Taaoa; Kahuiti, the cannibal chief, and his story of an
old war caused by an unfaithful woman
CHAPTER XXI
The crime of Huahine for love of Weaver of Mats; story of Tahia's
white man who was eaten; the disaster that befell Honi, the white
man who used his harpoon against his friends
CHAPTER XXII
The memorable game for the matches in the cocoanut-grove of Lam Kai
Oo
CHAPTER XXIII
Mademoiselle N----
CHAPTER XXIV
A journey to Nuka-hiva; story of the celebration of the fête of Joan
of Arc, and the miracles of the white horse and the girl
CHAPTER XXV
America's claim to the Marquesas; adventures of Captain Porter in
1812; war between Haapa and Tai-o-hae, and the conquest of Typee
valley
CHAPTER XXVI
A visit to Typee; story of the old man who returned too late
CHAPTER XXVII
Journey on the _Roberta_; the winged cockroaches; arrival at a Swiss
paradise in the valley of Oomoa
CHAPTER XXVIII
Labor in the South Seas; some random thoughts on the "survival of
the fittest"
CHAPTER XXIX
The white man who danced in Oomoa valley; a wild-boar hunt in the
hills; the feast of the triumphant hunters and a dance in honor of
Grelet
CHAPTER XXX
A visit to Hanavave; Père Olivier at home; the story of the last
battle between Hanahouua and Oi, told by the sole survivor; the
making of _tapa_ cloth, and the ancient garments of the Marquesans
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