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