OmooA failed mutiny lands the narrator in a Tahitian jail where he and his companion, Doctor Long Ghost, are treated with curiosity and kindness. After their eventual release, the two embark on a series of adventures as they work at odd jobs, view traditional rites and customs on the island, and contrive an audience with the Tahitian queen. Thought-provoking, humorous glimpses of a vanished 19th-century world in the South Seas by one of America's greatest writers. |
Contents
CONTENTS MY RECEPTION ABOARD | 1 |
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE SHIP | 5 |
FURTHER ACCOUNT OF THE JULIA | 9 |
A SCENE IN THE FORECASTLE | 12 |
WHAT HAPPENED AT HYTYHOO | 15 |
WE TOUCH AT LA DOMINICA | 19 |
WHAT HAPPENED AT HANNAMANOO | 21 |
THE TATTOOERS OF LA DOMINICA | 25 |
WE ENTER THE HARBOURJIM THE PILOT | 88 |
THE CALABOOZA BERETANEE | 106 |
WE RECEIVE CALLS AT THE HOTEL DE CALABOOZA | 117 |
WE ARE CARRIED BEFORE THE CONSUL AND CAPTAIN | 128 |
LITTLE JULE SAILS WITHOUT | 135 |
WE TAKE UNTO OURSELVES FRIENDS | 145 |
ONE IS JUDGED BY THE COMPANY HE KEEPS | 153 |
A MISSIONARYS SERMON WITH SOME REFLECTIONS | 159 |
WE STEER TO THE WESTWARD STATE OF AFFAIRS | 28 |
A SEAPARLOUR DESCRIBED WITH SOME OF ITS TENANTS | 33 |
DOCTOR LONG GHOST A WAGONE OF HIS CAPERS | 36 |
DEATH AND BURIAL OF TWO OF THE CREW | 39 |
OUR DESTINATION CHANGED | 45 |
ROPE YARN | 46 |
CHIPS AND BUNGS | 50 |
WE ENCOUNTER A GALE | 52 |
THE CORAL ISLANDS | 54 |
TAHITI | 58 |
A SURPRISEMORE ABOUT BEMBO | 60 |
THE ROUND ROBINVISITORS FROM SHORE | 66 |
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONSUL | 70 |
THE CONSULS DEPARTURE | 76 |
THE SECOND NIGHT OFF PAPEETEE | 78 |
OUTBREAK OF THE CREW | 83 |
JERMIN ENCOUNTERS AN OLD SHIPMATE | 85 |
PAGE 1 | 166 |
How THEY DRESS IN TAHITI | 168 |
XLIX | 177 |
LI | 185 |
LIII | 192 |
THE SECOND HUNT IN THE MOUNTAINS | 199 |
THE HUNTINGFEAST AND A VISIT TO AFREHITOO | 210 |
LXII | 222 |
THE JOURNEY ROUND THE BEACH | 236 |
WE START FOR TALOO | 251 |
OUR RECEPTION IN PARTOOWYE | 259 |
A RAMBLE THROUGH THE SETTLEMENT | 267 |
A PARTY OF ROVERSLITTLE LOO AND THE DOCTOR | 274 |
LXXXII | 294 |
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