"By Reef and Palm" by Louis Becke is a compilation of short stories set in the South Pacific during the late 1800s, drawing from Becke's own experiences amidst the Polynesian islands. The collection focuses on adventure, commerce, and the dynamics between people, showcasing the beauty and brutality of island living with romance and hardship in the mix. The beginning pulls readers in, unveiling the author's background as he arrives in Samoa, capturing the period's energy, and displaying traders, islanders, and their complicated connections, leading to adventures that display the many aspects of Pacific life, filled with love, betrayal, survival, and tradition.
By Reef and Palm
By Louis Becke
Sail away to the South Pacific where adventure, romance, and danger await among traders and islanders in a vibrant time.
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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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