Project Gutenberg 2011-08-26 Public domain in the USA. 191 Beecham, John Charles Gage, George W. 1887 1957 Gage, G. W. The Argus Pheasant Produced by Katie Hernandez, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Argus Pheasant" by John Charles Beecham is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the backdrop of the Netherlands East Indies and introduces the tensions between colonial rulers and the local inhabitants, centering on the complex character of Koyala, a half-white woman entangled in the political strife of Borneo. The narrative dives into themes of power, identity, and rebellion against colonial oppression, presenting characters caught in a web of loyalties and conflicts. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to the governor-general of the Netherlands East Indies, Jonkheer Van Schouten, who is in a foul mood due to unrest in the region. He discusses the possibility of appointing Peter Gross, a first mate who previously rescued a group from pirates, as the new resident of Bulungan—a troubled area rife with uprisings and resistance led by Koyala, a woman despised by the colonial rulers for her heritage and perceived influence over the Dyak people. As tensions rise, Koyala's presence looms over the political landscape, with both colonial figures and local natives feeling the repercussions of her actions. The opening sets up a riveting tale of conflict and personal struggle, entangled in the larger battle for power and justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/37215/37215-h/images/cover.png en Adventure stories Borneo -- Fiction PS Text Animal Animals-Wild-Birds Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 491804 491611 2024-09-15T15:03:20.673566 2023-09-16T08:21:19.997823 text/html text/html 497443 2021-01-08T02:36:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 738738 2021-01-08T02:36:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 756556 2024-09-15T15:03:29.909487 application/epub+zip 760514 2024-09-15T15:03:22.595541 application/epub+zip 264181 2024-09-15T15:03:21.466513 application/epub+zip 1068279 2024-09-15T15:03:35.342505 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1014368 2024-09-15T15:03:28.647499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412650 2022-09-17T05:44:20.673382 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440374 440146 2024-09-15T15:03:19.147564 2023-09-16T08:21:18.576782 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 440175 2021-01-08T02:36:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 169355 2021-01-08T02:36:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 440167 2021-01-08T02:36:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 169294 2021-01-08T02:36:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21126 2024-09-15T15:03:35.495435 application/rdf+xml 15012 2024-09-15T15:03:21.573520 image/jpeg 2567 2024-09-15T15:03:21.519519 image/jpeg 737467 2024-09-15T15:03:20.736543 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