Books with title The House of Pride: And Other Tales of Hawaii

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii by Jack London Originally published in 1912, this collection contains six stories: - The House of Pride - Koolau the Leper - Good-bye, Jack - Aloha Oe - Chun Ah Chun - The Sheriff of Kona A departure from London's normal tales of the frozen North, all of these tales take place in the islands of Hawaii. Many of these stories deal with leprosy and the victims of this disease being sent away to Molokai. Some of the stories also deal with class differences, some of which still exist in one form or another in today's society. All the stories are very well written and thought provoking. These short stories about the conflict between the native Hawaiians and the European settlers vividly capture the struggles of the early 20th century.

Six powerful tales of race, class, and leprosy The House of Pride, first published in 1912, is a collection of six short stories by Jack London, all of which take place in Hawaii. London traveled to Hawaii on at least three occasions, and it became the predominant setting for the writings of the second half of his career. He loved the climate and the landscape of the islands, and was fascinated by Polynesian history and culture.Short stories in this collection:'The House of Pride''Koolau the Leper''Goodbye, Jack''Aloha Oe''Chun Ah Chun''The Sheriff of Kona'

The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii "Hawaii is a queer place. Everything socially is what I may call topsy-turvy. Not but what things are correct. They are almost too much so. But still things are sort of upside down. The most ultra-exclusive set there is the “Missionary Crowd.” It comes with rather a shock to learn that in Hawaii the obscure martyrdom-seeking missionary sits at the head of the table of the moneyed aristocracy. " "The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii" has a beautiful glossy cover and a blank page for the dedication.

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Percival Ford wondered why he had come. He did not dance. He did not care much for army people. Yet he knew them all gliding and revolving there on the broad lanai of the Seaside, the officers in their fresh starched uniforms of white, the civilians in white and black, and the women bare of shoulders and arms. After two years in Honolulu the Twentieth was departing to its new station in Alaska, and Percival Ford, as one of the big men of the Islands, could not help knowing the officers and their women.But between knowing and liking was a vast gulf. The army women frightened him just a little. They were in ways quite different from the women he liked best the elderly women, the spinsters and the bespectacled maidens, and the very serious women of all ages whom he met on church and library and kindergarten committees, who came meekly to him for contributions and advice. He ruled those women by virtue of his superior mentality, his great wealth, and the high place he occupied in the commercial baronage of Hawaii. And he was not afraid of them in the least. Sex, with them, was not obtrusive. Yes, that was it. There was in them something else, or more, than the assertive grossness of life.