Publisher's Synopsis
'South Sea Tales' is a collection of eight short stories set in different countries of the Pacific region in the late 1800s and early 1900s. They were inspired by London's travels and many of them describe actual events witnessed by the author.In the days of tall ships and distant voyages, life in the South Seas is not a pleasant one. Hard-working natives need to deal with those who invade their lands: abusive blackbirders and born-to-swindle traders. It's easy to think that the locals are victims and foreigners - oppressors. This is indeed the case. But when brutalized Islanders try to kill their masters and steal their goods, it's the other way round.
