Savage island
Subtitle: an account of a sojourn in Niue and Tonga
By: by Basil C. Thomson
Publisher: R. McMillan
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Papakura, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780908712113
Subjects: History; Social life and customs; Manners and customs
Description: This work is a first hand account of two important events which occurred in the Pacific at the turn of the century - the annexation of Niue and the establishment of a protectorate over Tonga by Great Britain.
Notes: Facsim. Originally published: London : J. Murray, 1902.

Includes index.

Also available in an electronic ed.
Table of contents: title: The island and its people; title: Affairs of state; title: The king of all Niue; title: A trip through the island; title: Some historical records; title: The ancient faith; title: The tribunals of Arcadia; title: A native entertainment; title: Byways of custom; title: Westward ho!; title: Tonga revisited; title: The king and his ministers; title: Vava'u; title: Between the acts; title: Farewell; title: Tongan music.