Basil Thomson
Sir Basil Home Thomson, was a British colonial administrator and prison governor, who was head of Metropolitan Police CID during World War I. This gave him a key role in arresting wartime spies, and he was closely involved in the prosecution of Mata Hari, Sir Roger Casement and many Irish and Indian nationalists. His equating of Jews with Bolshevism led to accusations of anti-semitism. Thomson was also a successful novelist.
Savage Island: An Account of a Sojourn in Niué and Tonga
Witness the clash of cultures as island monarchs grapple with the arrival of European powers, forever changing their people's destiny in a remote Pacific paradise.
By Basil Thomson
The Fijians: A Study of the Decay of Custom
Witness the clash between ancient traditions and modern ways as a once-vibrant culture faces the unforeseen consequences of change and the slow fade of its cherished heritage.
By Basil Thomson
South Sea Yarns
Experience a world where ancient traditions meet foreign influences, as islanders share their stories of cultural collision and adaptation in the South Pacific.
By Basil Thomson