Faery Lands of the South Seas - James Norman Hall, Charles Bernard Nordhoff

Fiction & Literature, Literary
Cover of the book Faery Lands of the South Seas - James Norman Hall, Charles Bernard Nordhoff by James Norman Hall, anboco
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: James Norman Hall ISBN: 9783736419070
Publisher: anboco Publication: June 20, 2017
Imprint: Language: English
Author: James Norman Hall
ISBN: 9783736419070
Publisher: anboco
Publication: June 20, 2017
Imprint:
Language: English
The islands of the South Seas are places of an interest curiously limited. The ethnological problem presented by the native is interesting only to men of science, commerce is negligible, there is little real agriculture, and no industry at all. There remains the charm of living among people whose outlook upon life is basically different from our own; of living with a simplicity foreign to anything in one's experience, amid surroundings of a beauty unreal both in actuality and in retrospect. It is impossible to write of the islands as one would write of France or Mexico or Japan—the accepted viewpoint of the traveler is not applicable here. A simple attempt to impart information would prove singularly monotonous, and one is driven to essay a different task; to pry into the life of the mingling races, hoping to catch something of its significance and atmosphere. In making such an attempt it is necessary at times to dig deeper than would be consistent with good taste if names were mentioned, and for this reason—in the case of certain small islands—the ancient Polynesian names have been used instead of those given on the chart. All of the islands described are to be found in the Paumotu, Society, and Hervey groups. J.N.H. C.B.N. TAHITI, April 10, 1921.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
The islands of the South Seas are places of an interest curiously limited. The ethnological problem presented by the native is interesting only to men of science, commerce is negligible, there is little real agriculture, and no industry at all. There remains the charm of living among people whose outlook upon life is basically different from our own; of living with a simplicity foreign to anything in one's experience, amid surroundings of a beauty unreal both in actuality and in retrospect. It is impossible to write of the islands as one would write of France or Mexico or Japan—the accepted viewpoint of the traveler is not applicable here. A simple attempt to impart information would prove singularly monotonous, and one is driven to essay a different task; to pry into the life of the mingling races, hoping to catch something of its significance and atmosphere. In making such an attempt it is necessary at times to dig deeper than would be consistent with good taste if names were mentioned, and for this reason—in the case of certain small islands—the ancient Polynesian names have been used instead of those given on the chart. All of the islands described are to be found in the Paumotu, Society, and Hervey groups. J.N.H. C.B.N. TAHITI, April 10, 1921.

More books from anboco

Cover of the book The Sand-Hills of Jutland by James Norman Hall
Cover of the book The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau by James Norman Hall
Cover of the book Bill Biddon, Trapper or Life in the Northwest by James Norman Hall
Cover of the book The poems of Heine by James Norman Hall
Cover of the book The Queen Who Flew by James Norman Hall
Cover of the book With Force and Arms by James Norman Hall
Cover of the book With the World's Great Travellers II by James Norman Hall
Cover of the book My Wife and I by James Norman Hall
Cover of the book James Fenimore Cooper by James Norman Hall
Cover of the book George Eliot's Life - Letters and Journals II by James Norman Hall
Cover of the book The Writings VI by James Norman Hall
Cover of the book Plays: The Dream Play - The Link - The Dance of Death Part I and II by James Norman Hall
Cover of the book The Peep of Day by James Norman Hall
Cover of the book The Squatter's Dream - A story of Australian Life by James Norman Hall
Cover of the book The Emily Emmins Papers by James Norman Hall
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy