Project Gutenberg 2008-03-22 Public domain in the USA. 65 Becke, Louis 1855 1913 Becke, George Louis The Ebbing Of The Tide South Sea Stories - 1896 "Luliban of the pool" -- Ninia -- Baldwin's Loisé -- At a kafa-drinking -- Mrs. Liardet: a South Sea trading episode -- Kennedy the boatsteerer -- A dead loss -- Hickson: a half-caste -- A boating party of two -- "The best asset in a fool's estate" -- Deschard of Oneaka -- Nell of Mulliner's camp -- Auriki Reef -- At the ebbing of the tide -- The fallacies of Hilliard -- A tale of a mask -- The cook of the "Spreetoo Santoo" -- Lupton's guest: a memory of the eastern Pacific -- In Nouméa -- The feast at Pentecost -- An honour to the service. Produced by David Widger "The Ebbing of the Tide" by Louis Becke is a collection of South Sea stories written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the lives and cultures of the Pacific Islands, highlighting the interactions between native inhabitants and white settlers. The opening story features characters such as the boy Sru and the girl Niya, who engage in traditional practices and share tales that reflect the intertwining fates of their communities. At the start of the narrative, Sru and Niya sit by a mountain pool in Ponape, where Niya sings the "Song of Luliban." Their conversation centers around Luliban, a character from local lore who is torn between two lovers: her husband, Red-Hair the White Man, and Harry, a tattooed beachcomber. As Niya recounts Luliban's tale, which involves themes of love, rivalry, and betrayal against a backdrop of local customs and mythical beliefs, the complexity of relationships and the influence of external forces on the island life are vividly painted. This opening serves to set up the intertwining of folklore with the everyday experiences of the characters, suggesting deeper explorations of identity and cultural interaction throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Oceania -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 431941 431950 2024-09-10T13:40:33.683711 2023-09-11T06:46:55.028286 text/html text/html 447996 2021-02-24T22:40:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 151213 2021-02-24T22:40:21 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 197664 2024-09-10T13:40:40.165688 application/epub+zip 204156 2024-09-10T13:40:35.203703 application/epub+zip 204156 2024-09-10T13:40:34.279733 application/epub+zip 365077 2024-09-10T13:40:44.295656 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332396 2024-09-10T13:40:39.553718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343146 2022-09-11T12:32:37.719526 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364250 2024-09-10T13:40:32.615216 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 367972 2018-03-08T14:39:24 text/plain; charset=utf-8 142990 2018-03-18T13:21:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 364096 2008-03-22T10:32:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 142445 2008-03-22T10:32:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 364087 2008-03-22T10:32:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142333 2008-03-22T10:32:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22282 2024-09-10T13:40:44.431653 application/rdf+xml 12075 2024-09-10T13:40:34.668708 image/jpeg 3606 2024-09-10T13:40:34.485692 image/jpeg 192908 2024-09-10T13:40:33.719732 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