Project Gutenberg 2013-12-21 Public domain in the USA. 53 Brereton, F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) 1872 1957 Brereton, Frederick Sadleir Rainey, W. (William) 1852 1936 Rainey, William Rainey, H. W. (H. William) Rainey, W. With the Dyaks of Borneo: A Tale of the Head Hunters Produced by Alan, sp1nd and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "With the Dyaks of Borneo: A Tale of the Head Hunters" by F. S. Brereton is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows Tyler Richardson, the son of a retired naval captain, as he dreams of joining the royal navy but is faced with practical challenges. The narrative opens with Tyler's discussions about his future, leading him to pursue an adventure that will take him to Borneo, specifically to encounter the headhunting Dyaks. The beginning of the book sets the stage for Tyler's character and the environment he hails from, as well as his father's background and aspirations for him. The story introduces a conflict where Tyler grapples with the limitations imposed by his father's financial struggles and his own ambition. It depicts their conversations about a potential naval career and culminates in Tyler's decision to embark on an expedition to Borneo, where he hopes to connect with the royal navy and navigate through the treacherous waters inhabited by pirates and native tribes. The opening chapters are rich in atmosphere, allowing readers to experience the characters’ motivations and foreshadowing the adventures to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44484/44484-h/images/front_cover.jpg en Headhunters -- Borneo -- Juvenile fiction Dayak (Bornean people) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 852602 852609 2024-09-18T15:09:30.827545 2023-09-19T10:45:45.299722 text/html text/html 859341 2013-12-21T15:17:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 942309 2013-12-21T15:17:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 974848 2024-09-18T15:09:42.262517 application/epub+zip 985013 2024-09-18T15:09:32.915511 application/epub+zip 393257 2024-09-18T15:09:31.890511 application/epub+zip 1225510 2024-09-18T15:09:49.303428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1153669 2024-09-18T15:09:41.038512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563183 2022-09-20T09:33:47.683676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 787701 787513 2024-09-18T15:09:29.121599 2023-09-19T10:45:43.807682 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 787361 2013-12-21T15:17:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 285235 2013-12-21T15:17:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 787361 2013-12-21T15:17:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 285203 2013-12-21T15:17:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21621 2024-09-18T15:09:49.468403 application/rdf+xml 22450 2024-09-18T15:09:32.021559 image/jpeg 3497 2024-09-18T15:09:31.956538 image/jpeg 965997 2024-09-18T15:09:30.917524 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 en.wikipedia