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 Project Gutenberg 2008-03-15 Public domain in the USA. 305 Becke, Louis 1855 1913 Becke, George Louis Rídan the Devil, and Other Stories 1899 Rídan the devil -- A memory of "the system" -- A North Pacific lagoon island -- Bilger, of Sydney -- The vision of Milli the slave -- Denison gets a berth ashore -- Addie Ransom -- In a native village -- Maurice Kinane -- The "killers" of Twofold Bay -- Denison's second berth ashore -- A fish drive on a Micronesian atoll -- Bobaran -- Sea fishing in Australia -- An adventure in the New Hebrides -- The south sea bubble of Charles du Breil -- The white wife and the brown "woman" -- With hook and line on an Austral river -- The wreck of the "Leonora" -- An old colonial mutiny -- A boating adventure in the Carolines -- A Christmas Eve in the Far South Seas. Produced by David Widger "Rídan the Devil, and Other Stories" by Louis Becke is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The opening story introduces Rídan, a mysterious and feared character living on a German plantation in Upolu Island, who is regarded as a devil or wizard by his peers. The tales likely explore themes of colonialism, conflict, and the struggles of indigenous populations, particularly in relation to Rídan’s tragic experiences and the oppressive conditions he faces. At the start of the collection, readers meet Rídan, a man bound in iron and living in isolation due to the animosity and fear he evokes in his fellow workers on the plantation. After a violent altercation with the overseer, Burton, Rídan is sent back to the plantation, despite attempts to escape his harsh captivity. The narrative underscores the brutality of colonial rule as it follows Rídan's attempts to regain his freedom and the kindness of a man named Pulu, who shows compassion towards him even under dire circumstances. Rídan's heartbreaking story invites readers to grapple with issues of identity, cultural dislocation, and resilience in the face of systemic oppression. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Sea stories Adventure stories, Australian Pacific Area -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories 504053 2025-08-10T09:13:07.176589 text/html 508528 2021-02-24T22:39:51 text/html 266836 2025-08-10T09:13:15.292529 application/epub+zip 275233 2025-08-10T09:13:10.147584 application/epub+zip 265972 2025-08-10T09:13:08.953602 application/epub+zip 466092 2025-08-10T09:13:19.189522 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437855 2025-08-10T09:13:14.315571 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407338 2022-09-11T12:13:34.503547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443242 2025-08-10T09:13:06.554571 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 443104 2018-03-08T13:55:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 442785 2008-03-15T12:20:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 442803 2008-03-15T12:20:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23015 2025-08-10T09:13:19.320533 application/rdf+xml 12725 2025-08-10T09:13:09.461566 image/jpeg 3121 2025-08-10T09:13:09.211579 image/jpeg 175126 2018-03-18T13:36:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 174929 2008-03-15T12:20:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 182036 2021-02-24T22:39:55 application/octet-stream application/zip 174814 2008-03-15T12:20:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 261131 2025-08-10T09:13:07.215596 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia