THE CALL OF THE SOUTH
By Louis Becke
London, John Milne, 1908
CONTENTS
[ CHAPTER I ~ PAUL, THE DIVER ]
[ CHAPTER II ~ THE OLD SEA LIFE ]
[ CHAPTER III ~ THE BLIND MAN OF ADMIRALTY ISLAND ]
[ CHAPTER IV ~ NISÂN ISLAND; A TALE OF THE OLD TRADING DAYS ]
[ CHAPTER VIII ~ THE CRANKS OF THE JULIA BRIG ]
[ CHAPTER IX ~ “DANDY,” THE SHIP'S DINGO ]
[ CHAPTER X ~ KALA-HOI, THE NET-MAKER ]
[ CHAPTER XI ~ THE KANAKA LABOUR TRADE IN THE PACIFIC ]
[ CHAPTER XII ~ MY FRIENDS, THE ANTHROPOPHAGI ]
[ CHAPTER XIII ~ ON THE “JOYS” OF RECRUITING “BLACKBIRDS” ]
[ CHAPTER XIV ~ MAKING A FORTUNE IN THE SOUTH SEAS ]
[ CHAPTER XV ~ THE STORY OF TOKOLMÉ ]
[ CHAPTER XVII ~ “OMBRE CHEVALIER” ]
[ CHAPTER XVIII ~ A RECLUSE OF THE BUSH ]
[ CHAPTER XIX ~ TE-BARI, THE OUTLAW ]
[ CHAPTER XX ~ “THE DANDIEST BOY THAT EVER STOOD UP IN A BOAT” ]
[ CHAPTER XXI ~ THE PIT OF MAOTÂ ]
[ CHAPTER XXII ~ VANÂKI, THE STRONG SWIMMER ]
[ CHAPTER XXIII ~ TWO PACIFIC ISLANDS BIRDS: THE SOUTH SEA CORNCRAKE AND ]
[ THE TOOTH-BILLED PIGEON OF SAMOA ]
[ CHAPTER XXIV ~ A NIGHT RUN ACROSS FÂGALOA BAY ]
[ CHAPTER XXV ~ A BIT OF GOOD LUCK ]
[ CHAPTER XXVI ~ MODERN PIRATES ]