Project Gutenberg 2010-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 168 Allen, Grant 1848 1899 Allen, Charles Grant Blairfindie Finnemore, Joseph 1860 1939 Finnemore, J. (Joseph) The White Man's Foot Produced by Andrea Ball and Marc D'Hooghe "The White Man's Foot" by Grant Allen is a novel written in the late 19th century. It explores themes of adventure and the clash between science and superstition through the eyes of its main character, Tom Hesselgrave, who is accompanied by his brother Frank as they journey to observe the volcano Mauna Loa in Hawaii. As they interact with the local islanders, particularly a half-caste girl named Kea and her uncle Kalaua, the story unfolds the tension between scientific ambition and the deep-seated superstitions surrounding the volcano they seek to study. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Tom and Frank aboard a mail steamer headed for Hawaii. They are immediately struck by the cultural differences as they encounter the local natives enjoying their traditional taro-feasting. Tom’s arrogance in approaching the imposing presence of Mauna Loa is met with apprehension from Kea, who warns him of the dangers posed by the volcano and its goddess, Pélé. As the brothers express their intent to conduct scientific observations on the volcano, the narrative sets up a critical conflict between Western scientific exploration and indigenous belief systems, foreshadowing dramatic events to come. Through their interactions with the locals, particularly with Kea, who becomes a pivotal character in the struggle against both the volcano's wrath and cultural expectations, readers are drawn into an intricate web of adventure, danger, and mystical beliefs. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Brothers -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Rescues -- Juvenile fiction Hawaii -- Juvenile fiction Superstition -- Juvenile fiction Volcanoes -- Juvenile fiction Human sacrifice -- Juvenile fiction National characteristics, Pacific Island -- Juvenile fiction Pele (Hawaiian deity) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 229500 2025-08-14T07:56:53.027055 text/html 206219 2024-03-19T03:12:55 text/html 3329726 2025-08-14T07:57:10.148960 application/epub+zip 3332394 2025-08-14T07:57:00.348008 application/epub+zip 112909 2025-08-14T07:56:53.292034 application/epub+zip 1261751 2025-08-14T07:57:12.794971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1242761 2025-08-14T07:57:03.068016 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167323 2022-09-16T04:49:06.161931 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214539 2025-08-14T07:56:52.684044 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 194768 2024-03-19T03:20:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19568 2025-08-14T07:57:12.932937 application/rdf+xml 4961 2025-08-14T07:56:53.361052 image/jpeg 1088 2025-08-14T07:56:53.326021 image/jpeg 5010736 2025-08-14T07:56:53.110041 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