The Far Lands

by James Norman Hall

Book Overview

The Far Lands (Paperback) by James Norman Hall (Author) This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000NL11ZO
• Release Date: January 1950
• Publisher: Little Brown, Boston
• Length: 325 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.

Customer Reviews

An oldy but a goody

This is a wonderful tale in its own right, and although it does not pretend to be an accurate retelling on the Tongan or any other Polynesian people's creation story, it can be seen and understood as such by Western readers. James Norman Hall is a fine writer and brings his finely wrought and finely balanced prose to bear on this ancient tale (in fact, not so ancient in Western terms, but old enough in terms of the oral history from whence it springs). Without giving too much away, it is the story of an ancestor who successfully fulfills an ancient prophecy about reaching "the far lands." What happens along the way is of course the meat of the tale and it is recounted in an exciting manner that will keep anyone who likes a good story turning the pages. The author has managed to fit in numerous tiny details which must needs be mostly his own devices, yet which give the story its authentic ring. An oldy, but very much a goody, it is not difficult to find and should, indeed, still be in print.