Charles Martin Newell 1st Ed 1881 Kalani of Oahu An Historical Romance of Hawaii

Description: Hardcover. 8vo. Published by The Author, Boston, MA. 1881. 415 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in red cloth boards with gilt titles present to the spine and front board and black illustrated scene present to the front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Charles Martin Newell (1823-1909) US doctor, sailor and author, who began publishing non-fantastic sea-stories as by Captain Robert Barnacle, though Leaves from an Old Log: Pehe Nu-e, or The Tiger Whale of the Pacific (1877) is of some interest for its reworkings of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick (1851); several works under his own name were set in or around the Hawaii Archipelago, including Kalani of Oahu: An Historical Romance of Hawaii (1881), a Fantasy whose eponymous Hero betrays the goddess Pele; she takes revenge in various ways, while either causing or riding the waves of geological disturbances – earthquakes and volcanoes – inherent to the region. Of sf interest are two tales from the Fleetwing Series of Children's SF adventures: The Isle of Palms: Adventures While Wrecking for Gold, Encounter With a Mad Whale, Battle With a Devil-Fish, and Capture of a Mermaid (1888), which touches on Lost World territory, and whose picaresque elements are conveyed by its subtitle; and The Wreck of the Greyhound; Or, the Romantic Love of an Earl's Daughter (1889), in which the Invention of a submersible surf-board comes in time to save the cast. [JC] Charles Martin Newell 1st Ed 1881 Kalani of Oahu An Historical Romance of Hawaii Description Up For Sale Today is Kalani of Oahu An Historical Romance of Hawaii by Charles Martin Newell Hardcover. 8vo. Published by The Author, Boston, MA. 1881. 415 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Bound in red cloth boards with gilt titles present to the spine and front board and black illustrated scene present to the front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Charles Martin Newell (1823-1909) US doctor, sailor and author, who began publishing non-fantastic sea-stories as by Captain Robert Barnacle, though Leaves from an Old Log: Pehe Nu-e, or The Tiger Whale of the Pacific (1877) is of some interest for its reworkings of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick (1851); several works under his own name were set in or around the Hawaii Archipelago, including Kalani of Oahu: An Historical Romance of Hawaii (1881), a Fantasy whose eponymous Hero betrays the goddess Pele; she takes revenge in various ways, while either causing or riding the waves of geological disturbances – earthquakes and volcanoes – inherent to the region. Of sf interest are two tales from the Fleetwing Series of Children's SF adventures: The Isle of Palms: Adventures While Wrecking for Gold, Encounter With a Mad Whale, Battle With a Devil-Fish, and Capture of a Mermaid (1888), which touches on Lost World territory, and whose picaresque elements are conveyed by its subtitle; and The Wreck of the Greyhound; Or, the Romantic Love of an Earl's Daughter (1889), in which the Invention of a submersible surf-board comes in time to save the cast. [JC] OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. We understand that you have more choices than ever to buy books, so we strive to provide the best service, accurate descriptions, the cheapest shipping and the best customer service in the realm of bookselling. Thank you for visiting this listing and we hope to see you again soon! 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