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Savage Island; an account of a sojourn in Niué and Tonga 1902 [Hardcover]
eng, Pages 294. Reprinted in 2015 with the help of original edition published long back[1902]. This book is in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, there may be some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. (Customisation is possible). Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions.Original Savage An account of a sojourn in Niue & Tonga 1902 [Hardcover] Thomson, Basil C
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294 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1902
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Basil Thomson
118 books16 followersSir Basil Home Thomson, KCB (21 April 1861 – 26 March 1939) was a British intelligence officer, police officer, prison governor, colonial administrator, and writer.
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October 22, 2022
A long reigning queen has died in Britain, a lava island has sprung up in Tonga, and its coastal regions are devastated. No, this is not 2022, but 1901.
There are some cringeworthy moments, calling locals 'little people,' for example, but if you can tolerate a viewpoint from more than a century ago, then there is quite a bit to be learned about these islands from this short work.
I didn't realize how historically connected Niue and Tonga were. The author teases out some cultural differences between them, and, in fact, I wish had talked more about Tongan culture than he did. As it is, it is a short, and sometimes interesting read about places which rarely appear in the media. Unless, of course, an island pops up, a tsunami or cyclone hits.
There are some cringeworthy moments, calling locals 'little people,' for example, but if you can tolerate a viewpoint from more than a century ago, then there is quite a bit to be learned about these islands from this short work.
I didn't realize how historically connected Niue and Tonga were. The author teases out some cultural differences between them, and, in fact, I wish had talked more about Tongan culture than he did. As it is, it is a short, and sometimes interesting read about places which rarely appear in the media. Unless, of course, an island pops up, a tsunami or cyclone hits.
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