Project Gutenberg 2025-01-16 Public domain in the USA. 160 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. Gould, John Fleming 1906 1996 Gould, J. Fleming (John Fleming) Maehoe $aNew York :$bDanger Trail, Inc., $c1929. Produced from the February 1929 issue of Adventure Trails magazine. Reading ease score: 72.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Roger Frank and Sue Clark "Maehoe" by Murray Leinster is a dramatic narrative set in the Solomon Islands, likely written in the late 1920s. This novella intertwines themes of survival and cultural dynamics against a backdrop of colonial tensions. The story focuses on a white man, a native boy named Maehoe, and the complex interplay of fear and ambition within the nuanced relationships they navigate. The plot centers around Gleason, a white man who, after a harrowing ordeal in the jungle, finds refuge at the plantation of Henderson, where he encounters Maehoe, a houseboy keen to join the Native Constabulary. As Henderson succumbs to illness, Gleason's fears escalate, particularly concerning the potential wrath of a local chief named Sunaku. When a failed robbery leads to chaos among the plantation workers, Maehoe emerges as an unexpected protector, rallying against the attacking laborers with dynamite. Their relationship shifts dramatically as Maehoe's motivations become clear, leading to a tragic climax where both characters confront their inner demons and the harsh realities of their world. Ultimately, the novella explores themes of fear, ambition, and the tragic consequences of cultural misunderstandings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/adventure-trails-v-13-n-01-1929-02 20250102002756leinster 1928 US en Short stories Solomon Islands -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 68391 2025-02-28T20:49:30.108467 text/html 44220 2025-01-17T09:25:31 text/html 949986 2025-02-28T20:49:33.298452 application/epub+zip 948786 2025-02-28T20:49:31.279475 application/epub+zip 196458 2025-02-28T20:49:30.522478 application/epub+zip 1575107 2025-02-28T20:49:34.792434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1567293 2025-02-28T20:49:32.713457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61334 2025-02-28T20:49:29.836477 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40829 2025-01-17T09:25:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16610 2025-02-28T20:49:34.941447 application/rdf+xml 30509 2025-02-28T20:49:30.773470 image/jpeg 4864 2025-02-28T20:49:30.646459 image/jpeg 1079451 2025-02-28T20:49:30.131482 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