Project Gutenberg 2010-01-18 Public domain in the USA. 534 Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850 1894 Stevenson, R. L. (Robert Louis) Lang, Andrew 1844 1912 Lang, Walter Andrew The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 17 A footnote to history: eight years of trouble in Samoa -- Island nights' entertainments. Produced by Marius Masi, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition, Vol. 17" by Stevenson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume, part of a comprehensive collection of Stevenson’s works, focuses on the tumultuous history of Samoa during a critical eight-year period marked by internal discord and foreign intervention. It examines the political dynamics, societal customs, and conflicts that shaped the lives of the Samoan people during this time of unrest. The opening of this volume begins with a preface acknowledging the challenges in capturing the essence of a complex contemporary history that involves both indigenous and foreign influences. The author reflects on the substantial cultural differences between the Samoan way of life and that of Western powers, highlighting the intricacies of their socio-political structure. The text introduces key figures, such as Laupepa, the king of Samoa, as well as the foreign influences that complicate the native governance structure, setting the stage for an exploration of the clashes that arise from both internal rivalries and external pressures in the Pacific island context. Through detailed observations, Stevenson lays the groundwork for a rich narrative that promises to deliver insights into the effects of colonialism, cultural misunderstandings, and the quest for power amid chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Islands of the Pacific -- Fiction Samoan Islands -- History DU PR Text Category: History - Other 689377 2025-08-12T14:39:12.643248 text/html 707142 2021-01-06T01:39:02 text/html 412760 2025-08-12T14:39:23.936675 application/epub+zip 423346 2025-08-12T14:39:16.811214 application/epub+zip 334043 2025-08-12T14:39:15.247259 application/epub+zip 796328 2025-08-12T14:39:29.277642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 748728 2025-08-12T14:39:22.701645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453482 2022-09-14T09:36:56.494252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 638103 2025-08-12T14:39:11.655212 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 637932 2021-01-06T01:39:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 637944 2021-01-06T01:39:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21640 2025-08-12T14:39:29.419611 application/rdf+xml 25511 2025-08-12T14:39:15.782193 image/jpeg 4524 2025-08-12T14:39:15.526180 image/jpeg 245321 2021-01-06T01:39:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 306187 2021-01-06T01:39:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 245240 2021-01-06T01:39:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 406849 2025-08-12T14:39:12.700206 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 en.wikipedia