The beach of Falesá
By: With an introd. by J. C. Furnas and illus. by Millard Sheets
Publisher: Heritage Press
Published: 1956
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: British; Fiction; Hostility (Psychology); Trading posts; Superstition; Realism in literature; Deception; Missionaries; Courage
Description: "A suspenseful tale of intrigue in the South Seas, 'The Beach of Falesá' is distinguished, among Stevenson's works of fiction, for its realism. It pictures unregenerate human nature--the natives with their superstition and gullibility; the traders with their crudness, treachery, and degradation; the missionaries with their misguided zeal. A memorable feature of the story is the characterization of Wiltshire, a rough, uneducated man, something of a braggart, but withal a man of courage and rudimentary decency." Masterplots.
Notes: "First appeared...[under title Uma] in six successive weekly issues of the Illustrated London News, 2 July-6 August, 1892."

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