"Rodman the Boatsteerer, and Other Stories" by Louis Becke, is a compilation of tales transporting readers to the 1800s Pacific Islands. The stories center around Gerald Rodman, a boatsteerer navigating the tough life aboard a whaling ship, alongside a cast of characters shaped by the South Sea's trading scene. Expect adventure, clashes, and raw emotion painted against a backdrop of maritime struggle, beginning with Rodman's run-in with the hot-tempered Captain Lucy and a brawl with the ship's cooper, landing Rodman and others in chains. The scene ignites, filled with intensity and hints at the heavy burdens of seafaring and the friction amongst the crew, promising a look into both individual trials and shared battles.
Rodman the Boatsteerer, and Other Stories 1898
By Louis Becke
On a 19th-century whaling ship, a boatsteerer's life takes a turbulent turn with a volatile captain and dangerous infighting, leading to mutiny and a fight for survival in the Pacific Islands.
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About the AuthorGeorge Lewis Becke was at the turn of the nineteenth century, the most prolific, significant, and internationally renowned Australian-born writer of the South Pacific region. Having lived and worked among Pacific Islands and Islanders as a trader, ship's supercargo, and villager for some two decades, learning languages and observing natural and cultural life, Becke was prompted by J F Archibald of The Bulletin to write down his experiences, eventually becoming a popular and respected author of short stories, novellas, novels, as well as historic and ethnographic works.
George Lewis Becke was at the turn of the nineteenth century, the most prolific, significant, and internationally renowned Australian-born writer of the South Pacific region. Having lived and worked among Pacific Islands and Islanders as a trader, ship's supercargo, and villager for some two decades, learning languages and observing natural and cultural life, Becke was prompted by J F Archibald of The Bulletin to write down his experiences, eventually becoming a popular and respected author of short stories, novellas, novels, as well as historic and ethnographic works.
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