Project Gutenberg 2024-02-27 Public domain in the USA. 135 Leinster, Murray 1896 1975 Jenkins, Will Jenkins, William Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, William Jenkins, Will F. Island honor $aGarden City, NY :$bDoubleday, Page & Co., $c1926. Roger Frank, Sue Clark "Island Honor" by Murray Leinster is a short novel published during the early 20th century, likely in the 1920s. The story is set in a fictional tropical region called Kuramonga and explores themes of honor, power dynamics, and cultural conflict. The narrative follows a group of Western characters, including a political agent who believes himself to be the ultimate authority, and a local king grappling with the complexities of loyalty and sacrifice. The plot centers around Buro Sitt, a Malay prince, who faces a horrific decision when a French political agent, Vetter, demands his daughter as a hostage to ensure their compliance with his rule. Buro Sitt's dilemma is heightened by his duty to protect his people, reflecting the intersection of personal honor and political obligation. As tensions rise, the story explores the consequences of colonialism, arrogance, and the sacrifices made for family and community. The climax reveals Vetter's cruel manipulation and the clever response of the characters around him, emphasizing the overarching themes of justice and moral integrity amidst a backdrop of power struggles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/short-stories-v-114-n-03-1926-02-10 20231119072920leinster 1926 US Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Imperialism -- Fiction Asia -- Fiction Americans -- Asia -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 57640 2025-07-29T04:44:06.147496 text/html 33191 2024-02-27T16:53:15 text/html 401385 2025-07-29T04:44:08.963475 application/epub+zip 400174 2025-07-29T04:44:07.159537 application/epub+zip 153633 2025-07-29T04:44:06.504506 application/epub+zip 926079 2025-07-29T04:44:10.430483 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 919492 2025-07-29T04:44:08.504491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50286 2025-07-29T04:44:05.827992 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 30581 2024-02-27T18:15:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16422 2025-07-29T04:44:10.587457 application/rdf+xml 25646 2025-07-29T04:44:06.742484 image/jpeg 4054 2025-07-29T04:44:06.624484 image/jpeg 562506 2025-07-29T04:44:06.161515 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