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In the South Seas
The opening of the narrative sets the stage for Stevenson's journey, as he reflects on his declining health and the decision to explore the South Seas.
"In the South Seas" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a historical account. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for Stevenson's journey, as he reflects on his declining health and the decision to explore the South Seas.
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The impediment of tongues was one that I particularly over-estimated. The languages of Polynesia are easy to smatter, though hard to speak with elegance. And they are extremely similar, so that a person who has a tincture of one or two may risk, not without hope, an attempt upon the others.
Contents
- 01In the South Seas
- 02Contents
- 03Part 1: The Marquesas
- 04Chapter I—An Island Landfall
- 05Chapter II—Making Friends
- 06Chapter III—The Maroon
- 07Chapter IV—Death
- 08Chapter V—Depopulation
- 09Chapter VI—Chiefs and Tapus
- 10Chapter VII—Hatiheu
- 11Chapter VIII—The Port of Entry
- 12Chapter IX—The House of Temoana
- 13Chapter X—A Portrait and a Story
- 14Chapter XI—Long-Pig—A Cannibal High Place
- 15Chapter XII—The Story of a Plantation
- 16Chapter XIII—Characters
- 17Chapter XIV—In a Cannibal Valley
- 18Chapter XV—The Two Chiefs of Atuona
- 19Part II: The Paumotus
- 20Chapter I—The Dangerous Archipelago—Atolls at a Distance
- 21Chapter II—Fakarava: An Atoll at Hand
- 22Chapter III—A House to Let in a Low Island
- 23Chapter IV—Traits and Sects in the Paumotus
- 24Chapter V—A Paumotuan Funeral
- 25Chapter VI—Graveyard Stories
- 26Part III: The Gilberts
- 27Chapter I—Butaritari
- 28Chapter II—The Four Brothers
- 29Chapter III—Around Our House
- 30Chapter IV—A Tale of a Tapu
- 31Chapter V—A Tale of a Tapu—continued
- 32Chapter VI—The Five Days’ Festival
- 33Chapter VII—Husband and Wife
- 34Part IV: The Gilberts—Apemama
- 35Chapter I—The King of Apemama: The Royal Trader
- 36Chapter II—The King of Apemama: Foundation of Equator Town
- 37Chapter III—The King of Apemama: The Palace of Many Women
- 38Chapter IV—The King of Apemama: Equator Town and the Palace
- 39Chapter V—King and Commons
- 40Chapter VI—The King of Apemama: Devil-Work
- 41Chapter VII—The King of Apemama
About this edition
- Author
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Era
- Modern (c. 1800–1945)
- Reading level
- Advanced: for close, demanding reading
- Formats
- EPUB, PDF
- Length
- 273 pages
- This edition
- Modern Philosophers