The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii
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Narrated by:
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Grover Gardner
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By:
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Jack London
About this listen
A departure from London’s normal tales of the frozen North, all of these tales take place in the islands of Hawaii. The tales deal with racial issues, family relationships, leprosy quarantines, missionaries, and the diverse people who make their homes on the beautiful Hawaiian islands.
London traveled to Hawaii in the late 1800s and early 1900s, including an eight-month stay shortly before he died in 1916. He had a fondness for the islands that is apparent in the rich descriptions in these tales.
Short stories in this collection:
- “The House of Pride”
- “Koolau the Leper”
- “Goodbye, Jack”
- “Aloha Oe”
- “Chun Ah Chun”
- “The Sheriff of Kona"
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- james walker
- 18-09-22
Lessons from Hawaii
London unpicks the customs, rituals and culture of Hawaii but broadens out to universal themes - class differences, exile, love. This observation of ethnocentrism in one tribe is a warning we can all heed:
"Lacking gloriousness in themselves they deny gloriousness to all mankind...Never having seen the stars they deny the stars."
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- Jimmy Taylor
- 12-12-22
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What extraordinary tales from a different time and incredible place. Enjoyed the story and it’s reading immensely
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- Anonymous User
- 24-12-20
Many different stories .
In this book we meet a lot of different characters. We also learn many stories, and they are interesting and entertaining.
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