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Lolóma

by Henry Britton

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Author
Britton, Henry, 1843-1938
Title
Lolóma, or two years in cannibal-land: A story of old Fiji
Credits
Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject
Fiji -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 61740
Release Date
April 2, 2020
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.LOLÓMA, OR Two Years in Cannibal-land : A STORY OF OLD FIJI.
  2. 2.PREFACE.
  3. 3.CONTENTS.
  4. 4.INTRODUCTION. — CHAPTER I. OLD SYDNEY.
  5. 5.CHAPTER II. AT SEA.
  6. 6.CHAPTER III. AN INHOSPITABLE RECEPTION.
  7. 7.CHAPTER IV. A RACE FOR LIFE.
  8. 8.CHAPTER V. THE ISLAND-WORLD.
  9. 9.CHAPTER VI. THE PRINCESS LOLÓMA.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VII. FAIRY FOLK.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. THE VALLEY OF TIVÓLI.
  12. 12.CHAPTER IX. CANNIBAL CHIEFS.
  13. 13.CHAPTER X. WISDOM OF CANNIBAL-LAND.
  14. 14.CHAPTER XI. THE FIJIAN NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS. FIRST NIGHT—THE WONDER OF CANNIBAL-LAND.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XII. THE FIJIAN NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS.—SECOND NIGHT.—CAPTURE OF THE EBBTIDE.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIII. THE FIJIAN NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS—THIRD NIGHT.—ELOPEMENT OF A GODDESS. — The Song.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIV. A RIVAL’S STRATEGY.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XV. ORDEAL BY SMOKE.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVI. OLD FRIENDS WITH NEW FACES.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVII. A CANOE VOYAGE.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII. THE TEMPLE IS SET IN ORDER.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XIX. GRIM-VISAGED WAR.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XX. THE CANNIBAL BANQUET.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XXI. A FISHING ADVENTURE.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXII. THE BIG FISH.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXIII. THE DEATH OF HOT-WATER.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXIV. A DISEMBODIED SPIRIT.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXV. THE SPIRIT-WORLD.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXVI. A TREACHEROUS CHIEF.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVII. FAREWELL TO CANNIBAL-LAND.
  31. 31.APPENDIX. I. — THE RELIGION OF OLD FIJI. — GODS AND THEIR SHRINES.
  32. 32.II. — CHIEF OF GODS AND MEN.

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