"The Flemmings and 'Flash Harry' of Savait" by Louis Becke is a collection of stories set in the early 1900s South Pacific, where adventure meets cultural clashes. The book follows Martin Flemming on Anaa Island as he develops friendships with the local people and faces challenges as a trader. When his friends "Tommy Topsail-tie" and "Jack Waterwitch" are kidnapped and forced onto a slave ship, Flemming and the islanders unite to rescue them. This part of the book explores themes of friendship and sacrifice. The second story, "Flash Harry," is about a troublemaking beachcomber in Samoa and showcases the conflicts that arise between islanders and foreigners. The overall tone of the book mixes excitement with thoughtful insight into the lives of different characters trying to survive in a rapidly changing world.
The Flemmings and "Flash Harry" of Savait From "The Strange Adventure of James Shervinton, and Other Stories" - 1902
By Louis Becke
Against a backdrop of tropical islands and colonial tensions, loyalty is tested when friends are taken and a daring rescue is launched.
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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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