Ioláni; or, Tahíti as it was: a romance
Written 150 years ago, never published, and presumed lost for nearly a century, Wilkie Collins's earliest novel now appears in print for the first time. Iolani is a sensational romance - a tale of terror and suspense, bravery and betrayal, set against the lush backdrop of Tahiti. The novel is s...
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| Summary: | Written 150 years ago, never published, and presumed lost for nearly a century, Wilkie Collins's earliest novel now appears in print for the first time. Iolani is a sensational romance - a tale of terror and suspense, bravery and betrayal, set against the lush backdrop of Tahiti. The novel is set in Tahiti prior to European contact. It tells the story of the diabolical high priest, Iolani, and the heroic young woman, Idia, who bears his child. Determined to defy the Tahitian custom of killing firstborn children, Idia and her friend Aimata flee with the baby and take refuge among Iolani's enemies. The vengeful priest pursues them, setting into motion a plot that features civil war, sorcery, sacrificial rites, wild madmen, treachery, and love. Collins explores themes that he would return to again and again in his career: oppression by sinister, patriarchal figures; the bravery of forceful, unorthodox women; the psychology of the criminal mind; the hypocrisy of moralists; and Victorian ideas of the exotic. |
| Physical Description: | XXXVII, 205 S. |
| ISBN: | 0691015716 069103446X |
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as it was
A
ROMANCE
BY
Wilkie Collins
EDITED AND INTRODUCED BY
Ira B Nadel
T T
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
vii
Introduction
ix
Editorial Policy
xxxix
Bibliographical Description
xli
Note on the Text
xliii
Ioldni; or Tahiti as it was a Romance
BOOK I
BOOK II
BOOK III
List of Variants and Deletions
Textual Notes
Explanatory Notes |
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