Project Gutenberg 2008-03-11 Public domain in the USA. 71 Becke, Louis 1855 1913 Becke, George Louis A Memory of the Southern Seas 1904 From: Chinkie's Flat and Other Stories. Captain "Bully" Hayes -- The "whale cure" -- The sea "salmon" season in Australia -- "Jack Shark" -- Some Pacific Islands fishes -- "Luck" -- Bull-dogs of the sea -- "Revenge" -- Saunderson and the dynamite -- The stealing of Sa Luia. Produced by David Widger "A Memory of the Southern Seas" by Louis Becke is a narrative collection of stories set against the backdrop of the South Seas, written in the early 20th century. The opening portion focuses on various characters and accounts related to seafaring life, particularly highlighting the notorious figure of Captain "Bully" Hayes, known for his tumultuous nature and the colorful tales that surround him. Through anecdotes and observations about life at sea, the work delves into themes of adventure, morality, and the complexities of human nature. At the start of the book, Becke introduces Captain Hayes, providing a sketch of his life intertwined with historical figures like missionary James Chalmers. The narrative recounts Hayes’s reputation and the myths that fuel his legendary status. It describes a series of encounters, shedding light on his interactions with missionaries and his unpredictable temperament, while also juxtaposing humor and darker undertones of his exploits. Through this vivid portrayal, readers begin to grasp the chaotic yet engaging world of the Southern Seas and the larger-than-life characters that inhabit it, setting the stage for future stories that explore other facets of maritime life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Pacific Area -- Social life and customs -- Fiction South Pacific Ocean -- Fiction PR Text Australia Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 200150 200159 2024-09-10T13:14:20.172728 2023-09-11T06:24:25.448148 text/html text/html 203555 2021-02-24T22:39:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 70634 2021-02-24T22:39:49 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 123770 2024-09-10T13:14:24.794723 application/epub+zip 127218 2024-09-10T13:14:21.617730 application/epub+zip 127217 2024-09-10T13:14:20.744737 application/epub+zip 272365 2024-09-10T13:14:27.650742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254633 2024-09-10T13:14:24.221742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257343 2022-09-11T12:04:44.754862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168903 2024-09-10T13:14:19.778730 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 170433 2018-03-08T13:53:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 66933 2018-03-18T13:37:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 168747 2008-03-11T13:17:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 66704 2008-03-11T13:17:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 168750 2008-03-11T13:17:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66668 2008-03-11T13:17:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22581 2024-09-10T13:14:28.358687 application/rdf+xml 17166 2024-09-10T13:14:21.124721 image/jpeg 4400 2024-09-10T13:14:20.933736 image/jpeg 124205 2024-09-10T13:14:20.191735 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