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The Isle of Vanishing Men

The Isle of Vanishing Men

by W. F. Alder

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Author
Alder, W. F. (William Fisher), 1886-1956
Title
The Isle of Vanishing Men: A Narrative of Adventure in Cannibal-land
Credits
Produced by 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
DU: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: History of Oceania (South Seas)
Subject
Ethnology -- New Guinea
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 57881
Release Date
September 9, 2018
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE ISLE OF VANISHING MEN A NARRATIVE OF ADVENTURE IN CANNIBAL-LAND
  2. 2.CONTENTS
  3. 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  4. 4.CHAPTER I We Leave Ambon
  5. 5.CHAPTER II The Paradise-Hunter
  6. 6.CHAPTER III The Kampong
  7. 7.CHAPTER IV The Assistant and the Nautilus
  8. 8.CHAPTER V We’re Off!
  9. 9.CHAPTER VI Shipwrecked among Cannibals
  10. 10.CHAPTER VII We Establish Diplomatic Relations
  11. 11.CHAPTER VIII We Take up Quarters in the Kampong
  12. 12.CHAPTER IX The Story of the Swiss Scientist
  13. 13.CHAPTER X Our Consolation Prize
  14. 14.CHAPTER XI The Feast
  15. 15.CHAPTER XII The Head Dance
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIII A Kangaroo Hunt
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIV The Bird of Paradise
  18. 18.CHAPTER XV The Coming of the Burong Mas
  19. 19.TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

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