"Tessa" by Louis Becke is a story set in the South Pacific on a small trading ship called the "Motutapu" where a sick trader named Harvey Carr finds himself caught in the middle of rising tensions between the greedy Captain Hendry and the supercargo Chard. Carr's health declines as he faces distrust from the crew and grapples with the captain's and supercargo's dishonesty. Hope appears in the form of Tessa Remington, a trader's daughter, whose arrival renews Carr's will to live, but he must protect her from the Captain and supercargo. The novel hints at themes of adventure, survival, and moral conflict within a colonial trading setting. The ship becomes a stage for deceit, as Carr's determination to protect Tessa puts him at odds with the crew, sparking a gripping story of resilience and morality.
Tessa 1901
By Louis Becke
Amidst the treacherous tides of the South Pacific, a feverish trader must summon his strength to shield an innocent woman from the ship's corrupt captain and supercargo.
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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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