Project Gutenberg 2012-12-07 Public domain in the USA. 304 Stoddard, Charles Warren 1843 1909 Stoddard, C. W. (Charles Warren) 22014547 South-Sea Idyls In the cradle of the deep -- Chumming with a savage -- Taboo: a fête-day in Tahiti -- Joe of Lahaina -- The night-dancers of Waipio -- Pearl-hunting in the Pomotous -- The last of the great navigator -- A canoe-cruise in the coral sea -- Under a grass roof -- My South-Sea show -- The House of the Sun -- The Chapel of the Palms -- Kahéle -- Love-life in a Lanai -- In a transport -- A prodigal in Tahiti. E-text prepared by Greg Bergquist, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://archive.org/details/americana) "South-Sea Idyls" by Charles Warren Stoddard is a collection of travel essays written in the late 19th century. The work explores the author's experiences and observations of life in various South Sea islands, focusing on the beauty of nature, interactions with indigenous peoples, and reflections on cultural differences. The initial section hints at the profound sense of isolation and longing for connection that pervades the author’s journeys. The opening of the book begins with the narrator recounting a perilous sea voyage aboard the Petrel, during which the crew endures treacherous conditions and the seemingly endless expanse of ocean. As they confront the uncertainties of their situation, the narrator’s fascination with the allure of the South Seas grows. This section establishes the tone of introspection, contrasting the hardships of maritime life with the idyllic beauty of the islands they long to reach. The narrator reflects on the fragility of life and the persistent echo of human emotions amidst the vastness of nature, setting the stage for deeper explorations of culture and identity in the following essays. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41573/41573-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Short stories Oceania -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Travel Writing 558861 2025-06-16T18:56:42.584154 text/html 562686 2012-12-06T23:32:20 text/html 549817 2025-06-16T18:56:51.464116 application/epub+zip 554955 2025-06-16T18:56:44.603143 application/epub+zip 307844 2025-06-16T18:56:43.769151 application/epub+zip 698199 2025-06-16T18:56:56.932121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 620566 2025-06-16T18:56:50.572122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410389 2022-09-19T04:47:43.490882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504633 2023-09-18T07:10:09.564518 text/plain 16563 2025-06-16T18:56:57.108093 application/rdf+xml 20610 2025-06-16T18:56:43.887145 image/jpeg 2267 2025-06-16T18:56:43.828151 image/jpeg 518984 2025-06-16T18:56:42.757156 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