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Stevenson Snubbed by Apia Official in Samoan Tale
The extract recounts an incident in Apia where author Robert Louis Stevenson faced a cold reception from a local consul Colonel De Coetlogon and others, including a sharp rebuke over timing and duties. It details Stevenson’s reaction, the hostile mayor and the restrained acknowledgment, and the broader social friction surrounding a visiting literary figure in Samoa.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Samoa
Vailime
Stevenson
Apia
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Apla
Jannie Tid Jesty
Mark
de Coet
Cobéen
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Steven
Sly
Elise