In the South Seas Being an Account of Experiences and Observations in the Marquesas, Paumotus and Gilbert Islands in the Course of Two Cruises on the Yacht "Casco" (1888) and the Schooner "Equator" (1889)

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In the South Seas Being an Account of Experiences and Observations in the Marquesas, Paumotus and Gilbert Islands in the Course of Two Cruises on the Yacht "Casco" (1888) and the Schooner "Equator" (1889) is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Robert Louis Stevenson. Catalog subjects include Oceania -- Description and travel; Polynesia -- Description and travel. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

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Table of contents

37 chapters

1. 01IN THE SOUTH SEAS2 min
2. 02PART 1: THE MARQUESAS10 min
3. 03CHAPTER II—MAKING FRIENDS13 min
4. 04CHAPTER III—THE MAROON11 min
5. 05CHAPTER IV—DEATH12 min
6. 06CHAPTER V—DEPOPULATION10 min
7. 07CHAPTER VI—CHIEFS AND TAPUS13 min
8. 08CHAPTER VII—HATIHEU12 min
9. 09CHAPTER VIII—THE PORT OF ENTRY11 min
10. 10CHAPTER IX—THE HOUSE OF TEMOANA13 min
11. 11CHAPTER X—A PORTRAIT AND A STORY10 min
12. 12CHAPTER XI—LONG-PIG—A CANNIBAL HIGH PLACE16 min
13. 13CHAPTER XII—THE STORY OF A PLANTATION15 min
14. 14CHAPTER XIII—CHARACTERS11 min
15. 15CHAPTER XIV—IN A CANNIBAL VALLEY11 min
16. 16CHAPTER XV—THE TWO CHIEFS OF ATUONA8 min
17. 17PART II: THE PAUMOTUS12 min
18. 18CHAPTER II—FAKARAVA: AN ATOLL AT HAND14 min
19. 19CHAPTER III—A HOUSE TO LET IN A LOW ISLAND13 min
20. 20CHAPTER IV—TRAITS AND SECTS IN THE PAUMOTUS15 min
21. 21CHAPTER V—A PAUMOTUAN FUNERAL7 min
22. 22CHAPTER VI—GRAVEYARD STORIES24 min
23. 23PART III: THE GILBERTS9 min
24. 24CHAPTER II—THE FOUR BROTHERS12 min
25. 25CHAPTER III—AROUND OUR HOUSE11 min
26. 26CHAPTER IV—A TALE OF A TAPU12 min
27. 27CHAPTER V—A TALE OF A TAPU—continued15 min
28. 28CHAPTER VI—THE FIVE DAYS’ FESTIVAL20 min
29. 29CHAPTER VII—HUSBAND AND WIFE10 min
30. 30PART IV: THE GILBERTS—APEMAMA13 min
31. 31CHAPTER II—THE KING OF APEMAMA: FOUNDATION OF EQUATOR TOWN13 min
32. 32CHAPTER III—THE KING OF APEMAMA: THE PALACE OF MANY WOMEN11 min
33. 33CHAPTER IV—THE KING OF APEMAMA: EQUATOR TOWN AND THE PALACE12 min
34. 34CHAPTER V—KING AND COMMONS14 min
35. 35CHAPTER VI—THE KING OF APEMAMA: DEVIL-WORK20 min
36. 36CHAPTER VII—THE KING OF APEMAMA10 min
37. 37FOOTNOTES2 min