The Beach Of Falesa

The Beach of Falesa is a novel written by Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1892. The story is set in the South Pacific, on the fictional island of Falesa. The protagonist, a Scottish trader named Wiltshire, arrives on the island to set up a business. He quickly becomes involved in the local politics and in the affairs of a wealthy native chief named Case. Wiltshire also falls in love with a beautiful native girl named Uma, who is engaged to Case. The novel explores themes of colonialism, cultural clashes, and the power dynamics between the colonizers and the colonized. The Beach of Falesa is a gripping tale of adventure, love, and betrayal, and is considered one of Stevenson's best works.But the thing that troubled me was nearer hand. Some dozen young men and children made a piece of a half-circle, flanking my house: the river divided them, some were on the near side, some on the far, and one on a boulder in the midst; and they all sat silent, wrapped in their sheets, and stared at me and my house as straight as pointer dogs. I thought it strange as I went out. When I had bathed and come back again, and found them all there, and two or three more along with them, I thought it stranger still. What could they see to gaze at in my house, I wondered, and went in.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.