Project Gutenberg 2020-08-07 Public domain in the USA. 178 Osbourne, Lloyd 1868 1947 Osbourne, Samuel Lloyd Osborne, Lloyd 00006827 The Queen Versus Billy, and Other Stories The queen versus Billy -- The beautiful man of Pingalalp -- The dust of defeat -- The happiest day of his life -- Father Zosimus -- Frenchy's last job -- The devil's white man -- The phantom city -- Amatua's sailor. E-text prepared by D A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Queen Versus Billy, and Other Stories" by Lloyd Osbourne is a collection of short stories likely written in the late 19th century. The narratives explore themes of colonialism, justice, and the moral dilemmas faced by characters in perilous situations, with "The Queen Versus Billy" focusing on the trial of a young black man named Billy accused of murder in the Solomon Islands. This story delves into the complexities of cultural encounters and the effects of colonial rule on both the indigenous peoples and the colonizers. The opening of "The Queen Versus Billy" introduces Captain Casement, tasked with investigating the murder of a British trader in the Solomon Islands. As he arrives at the desolate Sunflower Bay, he learns of the brutal history of violence against traders and the tensions between the colonizers and the local population. The narrative captures the captain's apprehension about administering justice and the moral complications involved in punishing a young boy, Billy, who claims culpability for the trader's murder. The story sets the stage for a courtroom drama that examines the nature of guilt and innocence in a fractured community, hinting at the deeper societal issues at play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories, American Oceania -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Historical Novels 503956 2025-06-25T05:08:50.125805 text/html 498872 2024-10-18T05:02:45 text/html 365269 2025-06-25T05:08:56.212758 application/epub+zip 362485 2025-06-25T05:08:51.157751 application/epub+zip 287627 2025-06-25T05:08:50.653738 application/epub+zip 492069 2025-06-25T05:09:00.140777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453081 2025-06-25T05:08:55.707727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 378732 2022-09-28T10:43:07.829953 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467936 2025-06-25T05:08:49.388759 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 447949 2024-10-18T05:02:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16843 2025-06-25T05:09:00.268716 application/rdf+xml 29289 2025-06-25T05:08:50.750769 image/jpeg 3209 2025-06-25T05:08:50.703768 image/jpeg 376246 2025-06-25T05:08:50.179812 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