Project Gutenberg 2011-08-26 Public domain in the USA. 315 Beecham, John Charles Gage, George W. 1887 1957 Gage, G. W. The Argus Pheasant Produced by Katie Hernandez, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Argus Pheasant" by John Charles Beecham is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in the backdrop of the Netherlands East Indies and introduces the tensions between colonial rulers and the local inhabitants, centering on the complex character of Koyala, a half-white woman entangled in the political strife of Borneo. The narrative dives into themes of power, identity, and rebellion against colonial oppression, presenting characters caught in a web of loyalties and conflicts. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to the governor-general of the Netherlands East Indies, Jonkheer Van Schouten, who is in a foul mood due to unrest in the region. He discusses the possibility of appointing Peter Gross, a first mate who previously rescued a group from pirates, as the new resident of Bulungan—a troubled area rife with uprisings and resistance led by Koyala, a woman despised by the colonial rulers for her heritage and perceived influence over the Dyak people. As tensions rise, Koyala's presence looms over the political landscape, with both colonial figures and local natives feeling the repercussions of her actions. The opening sets up a riveting tale of conflict and personal struggle, entangled in the larger battle for power and justice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/37215/37215-h/images/cover.png Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure stories Borneo -- Fiction PS Text Animal Animals-Wild-Birds Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction Category: Adventure Category: Novels 491913 2025-06-15T07:30:02.726228 text/html 497443 2021-01-08T02:36:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 738738 2021-01-08T02:36:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 756554 2025-06-15T07:30:12.246185 application/epub+zip 760213 2025-06-15T07:30:04.744230 application/epub+zip 263975 2025-06-15T07:30:03.572314 application/epub+zip 1068151 2025-06-15T07:30:17.763168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1014360 2025-06-15T07:30:10.977231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412650 2022-09-17T05:44:20.673382 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440374 2025-06-15T07:30:01.119251 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 440175 2021-01-08T02:36:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 169355 2021-01-08T02:36:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 440167 2021-01-08T02:36:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 169294 2021-01-08T02:36:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21488 2025-06-15T07:30:17.927153 application/rdf+xml 15012 2025-06-15T07:30:03.690248 image/jpeg 2567 2025-06-15T07:30:03.631239 image/jpeg 737336 2025-06-15T07:30:02.794244 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