Project Gutenberg 2012-08-29 Public domain in the USA. 416 Myddleton, W. H. (William Henry) 1873 1950 Myddleton, William Henry Gabrielle of the Lagoon: A Romance of the South Seas Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Gabrielle of the Lagoon: A Romance of the South Seas" by W. H. Myddleton is a novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the exotic backdrop of the Solomon Islands, the story follows the enchanting Gabrielle Everard, a white girl living in a tribal community, and the complex dynamics of her relationships with the local people and other outsiders, including the charming ship's apprentice Hillary L and the intriguing half-caste Rajah Koo Macka. The narrative delves into themes of love, identity, and cultural collision. The opening of the novel introduces a vivid night-time festival, where the native inhabitants participate in a ceremonial dance, showcasing the mysticism of their world. Amidst this celebration, Gabrielle unexpectedly leaps onto the stage, captivating the audience with her beauty and grace before fleeing into the forest, leaving them in astonishment. The scene then shifts to Hillary, who is a run-away ship's apprentice feeling out of place and longing for romance. He soon encounters Gabrielle again, sparking an immediate connection that hints at a burgeoning romance. However, the relationships between the characters are complicated by Gabrielle's mixed heritage and her father's contemptuous demeanor, setting the stage for further conflict and exploration of these intense interpersonal dynamics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40614/40614-rst/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Oceania -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction Category: Romance Category: Novels 530416 2025-06-16T13:42:43.200833 text/html 515388 2024-10-23T10:30:03 text/html 443852 2025-06-16T13:42:56.060791 application/epub+zip 768143 2025-01-16T13:34:31.779077 application/pdf 566472 2025-01-16T13:34:20.675069 application/pdf 443254 2025-06-16T13:42:48.400839 application/epub+zip 251708 2025-06-16T13:42:45.383819 application/epub+zip 586619 2025-06-16T13:43:00.843815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 547706 2025-06-16T13:42:54.036775 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347018 2022-09-18T15:13:01.883205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482644 2025-06-16T13:42:42.540884 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 489251 2012-08-29T11:01:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 482737 2012-08-29T11:01:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 482740 2012-08-29T11:01:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 27025 2025-06-16T13:43:01.027726 application/rdf+xml 472548 2025-06-16T13:42:42.296842 text/x-rst 472548 2012-08-29T11:01:40 text/x-rst 8457 2025-06-16T13:42:46.171846 image/jpeg 2128 2025-06-16T13:42:45.786817 image/jpeg 184833 2012-08-29T11:01:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 183907 2012-08-29T11:01:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 433481 2012-08-29T10:59:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 418521 2012-08-29T11:01:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 183871 2012-08-29T11:01:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 446578 2025-06-16T13:42:43.256925 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 More titles under Safroni-Middleton, A. (Arnold) en.wikipedia