Project Gutenberg 2004-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 139 Allen, Grant 1848 1899 Allen, Charles Grant Blairfindie The Great Taboo E-text prepared by Mary Meehan and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "The Great Taboo" by Grant Allen is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story begins on a ship navigating the Pacific Ocean, where Felix Thurstan and his companion, Muriel Ellis, find themselves in a perilous situation when Muriel is swept overboard. As Felix leaps into the churning waters to rescue her, they are both castaways in an unknown realm. The tale weaves elements of adventure and myth, particularly focusing on themes of survival and the clash of civilizations. The opening of the novel immerses readers in a dramatic scene as the steamer Australasian encounters chaos after a passenger, Muriel, is thrown from the deck into the sea. In a panic, Felix courageously jumps in to save her, but as the ship's crew scrambles to mount a rescue, they are ultimately abandoned at sea. After a harrowing struggle, the pair reaches the island of Boupari, which is steeped in ancient ritual and inhabited by savage tribes led by the god Tu-Kila-Kila. The contrast between Felix and Muriel's Western sensibilities and the island's primal traditions sets the stage for a tale of survival amidst emerging dangers from both the natural elements and the inhabitants of the island. As they navigate their new reality, themes of fate, divinity, and moral conflict begin to unfold, establishing a suspenseful atmosphere. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Polynesia -- Fiction PR Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 522996 2025-07-06T07:21:05.042448 text/html 518971 2024-10-28T20:52:52 text/html 247179 2025-07-06T07:21:11.872453 application/epub+zip 256397 2025-07-06T07:21:06.985473 application/epub+zip 256398 2025-07-06T07:21:05.792464 application/epub+zip 443133 2025-07-06T07:21:15.860424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407613 2025-07-06T07:21:11.146466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383473 2022-09-07T13:20:44.553954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 449479 2023-10-06T10:54:18.810515 text/plain 429672 2024-10-28T20:52:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16511 2025-07-06T07:21:15.980412 application/rdf+xml 11024 2025-07-06T07:21:06.311440 image/jpeg 3039 2025-07-06T07:21:06.063451 image/jpeg 238104 2025-07-06T07:21:05.080488 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia