SAILING IN THE SOUTH SEA MARQUESAN FIRST DAY DIARY
Robert Louis Stevenson recalls first contact with Marquesan people aboard the Casco in 1888. He notes the welcome and hostility, the language aids, the noble dwellings on pae pae platforms, and the social rituals as Marquesans shift from wary strangers to gracious hosts.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
The
Speedy
Andrew Lang
Maranesas
Middlesex
Homer
Marquesans
England
Hamlet
Hoka
Toma
Anabo
Hoksa
Pete
Laputa
St. James’ Park
Annho
Anaho
Taiit
Otis
Amada
Tiam
Wealth and Property in a Faithful Nation
A sermon argues wealth is a divine gift fueling industry and public good, opposing labor’s envy and defending property as natural law. It extols the rich as guardians of libraries, art, and education while warning against wealth hoarding and the aristocracy of riches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jons P. Newnan
Hypnotic Theories and Prague Wanderer in Crawford Tale
A synopsis of chapters follows in which the Wanderer seeks Beatrice in Prague seeking Unorna the Witch with hypnotic powers. Important figures include Beatrice Unorna Israel Kafka and Kre York Arabian. The narrative unfolds through a crowded church and a labyrinthine house with hidden rooms and ventilation devices.
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Prague
Bohemia
Teyn Ubureh
Wanderer
Beatrice
Ben
Rice
Unorna
Kreyork Arabian
Israel Kafka
Kafka
Tramp and Lady Trade Quips Over Ice Clearing
A playful exchange unfolds between a tramp and a lady as they discuss clearing a path in the barn using an unlikely tool. The dialogue centers on the suggestion of using a tooth-pick to remove ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Virgil
Cesar
Gaius
Papinian
Babel
Kananui
Polynesia
Boston Herald
The Record of Plays Seen blank book at Geyer's Stationer
A small blank book titled The Record of Plays Seen offers printed spaces to log time play theater cast notes and other details for theatergoers at Geyer's Stationer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geyer
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South Sea
Pacific Isles
Ory Axano
Mangresas Islands
South Seas
Dr. Merrit
Casco
San Francisco
Honolulu
Kence
Equaor
Gilbert
Samoa
Eis
Amy Vorage
Ostryland
Black
Future House
Lord Tennyson
Kop Roy
Barbarossa
Apostles
Cesars
South Sea Island
Clit
Bay of Rusho
Ber
Ushuna
Nuka-hiva
Pattons
Europe
Isles of Vivien
Mr. Regler
Taipi Kikino
Regler
Pacific
Regier
Beach-la-Mar
Hawaii
Majuro
Marshall Island
Jaluit
Rapa Iti
Atolls
Carolines
Benjamin Herd
Janet Nicoll
Melanesian Islands
Noumea
Panama Canal
New York
Italy
Michael Scott
Derwentwater
Stirling
Rahero
Cluny Macphersons
Appin Stewarts
Tahiti
Equator
Ahaho
Platorm
White
Cook
Janes
Alfresco
Hebrides
North Islands
Scotland
Rougert Louis Stevenson
William
Number Six
Stevenson
Apamana
Gilbert Islands
Off the Coast OF
Marquesas
Bishop Newman
Rica
Mission of
Fale
Anorna
Kevork Arabian
Cappagye
F. Marion Crawford
Mr. Isaacs
Dr. Claudius
Noen
Ansonia
Androa
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