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A boy and a girl sat by the rocky margin of a deep mountain pool in Ponape in the North Pacific. The girl was weaving a basket from the leaves of a cocoa-nut. As she wove she sang the "Song of Luliban," and the boy listened intently. "'Tis a fine song that thou singest, Niya,"... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

""The Ebbing Of The Tide: South Sea Stories"" is a collection of short stories written by Louis Becke and first published in 1896. The book is set in the South Pacific and features tales of adventure, romance, and danger. The stories are told from the perspective of sailors,... Read Full Overview

"The Ebbing Of The Tide" from George Lewis Becke. Australian pacific trader, short-story writer and novelist (1855-1913).

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

The Ebbing of the Tide - South Sea stories is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: The Ebbing of the Tide South Sea Stories by Louis Becke

George Lewis Becke (or Louis Becke; 18 June 1855 - 18 February 1913) was an Australian Pacific trader, short story writer and novelist. In January 1892 Becke returned to Sydney and persuaded by Ernest Favenc and J. F. Archibald began to contribute stories to The Bulletin, the... Read Full Overview