ROBERT LOUIS

STEVENSON

VOLUME SEVENTEEN
LONDON: PUBLISHED BY CHATTO AND
WINDUS: IN ASSOCIATION WITH CASSELL
AND COMPANY LIMITED: WILLIAM
HEINEMANN: AND LONGMANS GREEN
AND COMPANY MDCCCCXII
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

CONTENTS

A FOOTNOTE TO HISTORY

EIGHT YEARS OF TROUBLE IN SAMOA
CHAPTER PAGE
I.The Elements of Discord: Native[5]
II.The Elements of Discord: Foreign[15]
III.The Sorrows of Laupepa (1883 to September 1887)[27]
IV.Brandeis (September 1887 to August 1888)[53]
V.The Battle of Matautu (September 1888)[70]
VI.Last Exploits of Becker (September—November 1888)[83]
VII.The Samoan Camps (November 1888)[103]
VIII.Affairs of Laulii and Fangalii (November—December 1888)[112]
IX.“Furor Consularis” (December 1888 to March 1889)[128]
X.The Hurricane (March 1889)[142]
XI.Laupepa and Mataafa (1889-1892)[156]

ISLAND NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS

The Beach of Falesá:
I.A South Sea Bridal[193]
II.The Ban[206]
III.The Missionary[228]
IV.Devil-Work[240]
V.Night in the Bush[258]
The Bottle Imp[275]
The Isle of Voices[311]