Project Gutenberg 2004-11-08 Public domain in the USA. 86 Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew In the Wrong Paradise, and Other Stories Reading ease score: 66.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. The end of Phæacia -- In the wrong paradise -- A cheap nigger -- The romance of the frst radical -- A duchess's secret -- The house of strange stories -- In Castle Perilous -- The great Gladstone myth -- My friend the beach-comber. Transcribed from the 1886 Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. edition by David Price "In the Wrong Paradise and Other Stories" by Andrew Lang is a collection of short stories likely written during the late 19th century. The opening tale, "The End of Phaeacia," introduces the character of the Rev. Thomas Gowles, a missionary who becomes embroiled in bizarre and perilous events while serving in a fictional Pacific island setting. The book explores themes of cultural clash and the absurdities of colonial perceptions, as seen through the eyes of Gowles, who navigates the strange customs and beliefs of the natives. The opening of this story describes the background of the Rev. Thomas Gowles, detailing his fierce conviction in his beliefs and his arrival in the mysterious land after a shipwreck. As he awakens on the island, he observes the peculiar behaviors of the natives, including a human sacrifice. Conflicted by the violent practices of the islanders, he becomes determined to maintain his missionary purpose despite his fears of being mistaken for a deity. The narrative follows his struggles and encounters with both the harsh realities of the indigenous culture and his own shortcomings, laying the groundwork for a blend of satire and adventure in Lang’s storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Science fiction, English Slavery -- Fiction Paranormal fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 371741 371631 2024-10-06T10:46:06.822530 2023-10-06T11:21:44.991416 text/html text/html 379111 2020-12-18T15:04:43 text/html 170127 2020-12-18T15:04:43 text/html application/zip 255669 2024-10-06T10:46:14.773498 application/epub+zip 258823 2024-10-06T10:46:10.152529 application/epub+zip 213486 2024-10-06T10:46:08.904530 application/epub+zip 467005 2024-10-06T10:46:18.368469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442484 2024-10-06T10:46:13.946510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380950 2022-09-07T13:58:35.231203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351044 350988 2024-10-06T10:46:06.229582 2023-10-06T11:21:44.421417 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 350741 2020-12-18T15:04:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 139775 2020-12-18T15:04:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20578 2024-10-06T10:46:18.497468 application/rdf+xml 16302 2024-10-06T10:46:09.453830 image/jpeg 3734 2024-10-06T10:46:09.176512 image/jpeg 251436 2024-10-06T10:46:06.858550 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia