Project Gutenberg 2024-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 99 London, Jack 1876 1916 Chaney, John Griffith Oksanen, Vilho Suvun kunnia : $b ja muita kertomuksia Hawaii-saarilta $aHelsinki :$bOtava, $c1917. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sea_Tales_(London_collection) Translated selections from: The house of pride, and other tales of Hawaii, #2416. Suvun kunnia -- Koonan sheriffi -- Koolau pitaalinen -- Chun Ah Chun. Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen "Suvun kunnia : ja muita kertomuksia Hawaii-saarilta" by Jack London is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The narrative seems to explore themes of personal conflict, social identity, and cultural contrasts through the experiences of its characters. The opening story introduces Percival Ford, a complex character grappling with societal expectations and personal insecurities in the vibrant setting of Hawaii. The opening of the collection sets the stage with Percival Ford attending a gathering where he is surrounded by military officers and their wives, all of whom provoke a sense of discomfort and disdain in him. Ford is depicted as a man weighed down by his own insecurities, particularly in his interactions with the assertive men and liberated women around him. He reflects on his social standing, the legacy of his father, and his own feelings of isolation amidst the revelry. This initial scene introduces the central conflict of identity and belonging that Ford faces, foreshadowing the deeper explorations of familial ties and personal morality that will unfold in the subsequent narratives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240908231629london 1917 FI Reading ease score: 44.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Short stories, American Hawaii -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: American Literature 169705 2025-07-29T13:53:29.099164 text/html 169520 2024-12-30T15:14:31.695114 text/html 142545 2025-07-29T13:53:35.273131 application/epub+zip 143122 2025-07-29T13:53:32.109200 application/epub+zip 124718 2025-07-29T13:53:30.973183 application/epub+zip 268382 2025-07-29T13:53:37.560133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257660 2025-07-29T13:53:34.464176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153604 2025-07-29T13:53:28.833177 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133837 2024-12-02T13:33:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16293 2025-07-29T13:53:37.710112 application/rdf+xml 14245 2025-07-29T13:53:31.499145 image/jpeg 3402 2025-07-29T13:53:31.232162 image/jpeg 147025 2025-07-29T13:53:29.113185 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