
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original...



Savage Island: An Account Of A Sojourn In Niue And Tonga (1902) is a travelogue written by Basil C. Thomson. The book describes the author's journey to the remote islands of Niue and Tonga in the South Pacific in the late 19th century. Thomson provides a detailed account of his...


This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original...




Savage Island: An Account Of A Sojourn In Niue And Tonga (1902) is a travelogue written by Basil C. Thomson. The book is a detailed account of Thomson's sojourn in Niue and Tonga, two small island nations in the South Pacific. Thomson describes the natural beauty of the islands,...

Savage Island: An Account Of A Sojourn In Niue And Tonga (1902) is a travelogue written by Basil C. Thomson. The book offers a detailed description of Thomson's journey to the South Pacific islands of Niue and Tonga. The author provides a vivid portrayal of the natural beauty,...


Excerpt from Savage Island: An Account of a Sojourn in Niue and Tonga Island, lies miles n.n.e. Of New Zealand, and 300 miles s.s.e. Of Samoa, in the loneliest spot in that part of the Pacific. Its iron-bound coasts tempt no vessels to call for supplies. At rare intervals...


As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...


"TO Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, the first kingdom of all the kingdoms of the world. "We the chiefs and rulers and governors of Niu -Fekai desire to pray Your Majesty, if it be your pleasure, to stretch out towards us your mighty hand, that Niu may hide...

