Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 147 Parker, Gilbert 1862 1932 Parker, Horatio Gilbert Parker, Gilbert, Sir, bart. Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Volume 05 A pagan of the south. This eBook was produced by David Widger "Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Volume 05" by Gilbert Parker is a collection of narratives set in the South Seas, likely penned in the early 20th century. The stories delve into the complexities of life in exotic locales, interwoven with themes of love, betrayal, and redemption. This volume particularly explores how the characters navigate their often tumultuous relationships against the backdrop of colonial tensions and societal outcasts. In "A Pagan of the South," the protagonist Blake Shorland arrives in New Caledonia to report on the political climate and the deportation of French convicts. His experience takes a perilous turn when a misunderstanding in a local café leads the local population to accuse him of being an English spy. The tumultuous encounter introduces him to Gabrielle Rouget, a complex woman with a mysterious connection to his old friend Luke Freeman. As Shorland learns more about Gabrielle's past, he discovers her ties to Freeman’s tumultuous history, which includes a supposed death and subsequent marriage that are threatened by Gabrielle's hidden identity. Ultimately, Gabrielle's sacrifices and her tragic fate converge with the explosive tensions of a convict uprising, testing Shorland’s loyalty to his friend and the moral dilemmas of love and redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Oceania -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Novels 82829 2025-10-03T06:52:26.616842 text/html 82650 2025-01-09T22:13:48.881763 text/html 117806 2025-10-03T06:52:32.096818 application/epub+zip 116544 2025-10-03T06:52:29.803822 application/epub+zip 94921 2025-10-03T06:52:28.561831 application/epub+zip 254213 2025-10-03T06:52:33.726809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244449 2025-10-03T06:52:31.393805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210802 2022-09-03T10:49:41.205745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71688 2025-10-03T06:52:26.398838 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66738 2020-12-29T11:44:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17331 2025-10-03T06:52:33.852795 application/rdf+xml 16618 2025-10-03T06:52:29.051846 image/jpeg 3769 2025-10-03T06:52:28.806818 image/jpeg 27429 2020-12-29T11:44:43 application/octet-stream application/zip 116869 2025-10-03T06:52:26.623878 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