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The Call of the South

The Call of the South

by Louis Becke

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Author
Becke, Louis, 1855-1913
Title
The Call of the South 1908
Credits
Produced by David Widger
Language
English
LoC Class
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject
Oceania -- Fiction
Category
Text
eBook-No.
24895
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24895
Release Date
March 22, 2008
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE CALL OF THE SOUTH
  2. 2.By Louis Becke — London, John Milne, 1908
  3. 3.CHAPTER I ~ PAUL, THE DIVER
  4. 4.CHAPTER II ~ THE OLD SEA LIFE
  5. 5.CHAPTER III ~ THE BLIND MAN OF ADMIRALTY ISLAND
  6. 6.CHAPTER IV ~ NISÂN ISLAND; A TALE OF THE OLD TRADING DAYS
  7. 7.FIRST PART
  8. 8.SECOND PART
  9. 9.THIRD PART
  10. 10.CHAPTER V ~ MUTINIES
  11. 11.CHAPTER VI ~ “MÂNI”
  12. 12.CHAPTER VII ~ AT NIGHT
  13. 13.CHAPTER VIII ~ THE CRANKS OF THE JULIA BRIG
  14. 14.CHAPTER IX ~ “DANDY,” THE SHIP'S DINGO
  15. 15.CHAPTER X ~ KALA-HOI, THE NET-MAKER
  16. 16.CHAPTER XI ~ THE KANAKA LABOUR TRADE IN THE PACIFIC
  17. 17.CHAPTER XII ~ MY FRIENDS, THE ANTHROPOPHAGI
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIII ~ ON THE “JOYS” OF RECRUITING “BLACKBIRDS”
  19. 19.CHAPTER XIV ~ MAKING A FORTUNE IN THE SOUTH SEAS
  20. 20.CHAPTER XV ~ THE STORY OF TOKOLMÉ
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVI ~ “LANO-TÔ”
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVII ~ “OMBRE CHEVALIER”
  23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII ~ A RECLUSE OF THE BUSH
  24. 24.CHAPTER XIX ~ TE-BARI, THE OUTLAW
  25. 25.CHAPTER XX ~ “THE DANDIEST BOY THAT EVER STOOD UP IN A BOAT”
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXI ~ THE PIT OF MAOTÂ
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXII ~ VANÂKI, THE STRONG SWIMMER
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXIII ~ TWO PACIFIC ISLANDS BIRDS: THE SOUTH SEA CORNCRAKE AND THE TOOTH-BILLED PIGEON
  29. 29.THE SOUTH SEA CORNCRAKE
  30. 30.THE TOOTH-BILLED PIGEON OF SAMOA—( Didunculus Strigirostris )
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXIV ~ A NIGHT RUN ACROSS FÂGALOA BAY
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXV ~ A BIT OF GOOD LUCK
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXVI ~ MODERN PIRATES
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXVII ~ PAUTÔE
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXVIII ~ THE MAN WHO KNEW EVERYTHING
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXIX ~ THE PATTERING OF THE MULLET

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