Project Gutenberg 2014-01-28 Public domain in the USA. 133 Stevenson, Robert Louis 1850 1894 Stevenson, R. L. (Robert Louis) Hedman, Valfrid 1872 1939 The beach of Falesá. Finnish Pannaan julistettu E-text prepared by Johanna Kankaanpää and Tapio Riikonen "Pannaan julistettu" by Robert Louis Stevenson is a novel written in the late 19th century. This narrative unfolds in the South Seas, focusing on the experiences of a white man named John Wiltshire as he interacts with the indigenous people of the island of Falesá. It grapples with themes of culture clash, colonization, and the complexities of relationships between different races. The opening of the story introduces Wiltshire’s arrival on the island of Falesá, describing the lush and exotic landscape enveloped in the aroma of wild fruits and the anticipation of his new life amidst the local populace. Wiltshire, having previously lived among the natives, is eager for new encounters, including the prospect of marriage suggested by a fellow trader, Case. As he navigates these foreign waters, Wiltshire learns about the local customs and the implications of his choice to marry Uma, a native woman. However, he soon finds himself at the center of a taboo, creating tension around his status among the islanders and foreshadowing the cultural challenges he will face. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Trading posts -- Fiction Psychological fiction Oceania -- Fiction British -- Oceania -- Fiction Hostility (Psychology) -- Fiction PR Text Category: Novels Category: British Literature 210436 2025-07-18T07:36:24.236075 text/html 210278 210186 2024-10-18T18:41:53.975944 2023-09-19T13:39:03.195804 text/html text/html 150629 2025-07-18T07:36:29.981052 application/epub+zip 153405 2025-07-18T07:36:26.973069 application/epub+zip 140912 2025-07-18T07:36:25.908054 application/epub+zip 316957 2025-07-18T07:36:32.159028 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305859 2025-07-18T07:36:29.294064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274135 2022-09-20T12:44:59.231667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 190621 2025-07-18T07:36:23.938088 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 170829 2024-10-24T01:18:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19123 2025-07-18T07:36:32.283020 application/rdf+xml 16394 2025-07-18T07:36:26.387046 image/jpeg 3982 2025-07-18T07:36:26.145051 image/jpeg 152271 2025-07-18T07:36:24.254083 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 fi.wikipedia