Dec 23, 2009
The Beach of Falesá | The Beach of Falesá
At a glance:
- Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
- First Published: 1892
- Type of Work: Novella
- Type of Plot: Adventure romance
- Time of Work: Nineteenth century
- Setting: An island in the South Seas
- Principal Characters: Wiltshire, Uma, Case, Tarleton, Black Jack, Captain Randall
- Genres: Long fiction, Adventure
- Subjects: Superstition, Nineteenth century, Interracial relationships, Betrayal, Missions or missionaries, Islands, Adventure, Devils or demons, South Pacific, Pacific Ocean, Merchants
- Locales: Islands, Falesá
The Story:
Wiltshire welcomed his transfer to the trading station at Falesa
after spending four years on a Pacific island where he had no white
neighbors. Case and old Captain Randall lived in Falesa. Even though
they operated a competing store, Wiltshire was grateful for their
presence. At first, he was not disturbed by the fates of his two
predecessors. One of them, John Adams, had become ill and died after
a period of insanity. The other, Vigours, had left suddenly because
of his intense fear of Case and Black Jack.
When Wiltshire first met Case and his black...
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