Mitchell, Lorna Mary Maltravers,

Pacific picture : stories of Pacific peoples / selected by L.M.M. Mitchell. - xi, 212 pages ; 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-212).

Section 1. Australia. -- Captain Cook off the east coast of Australia -- Portrait of Mr B--. An encounter in Sydney Harbour -- Sydney winds -- Jettisoned -- Section 2. New Zealand. -- Te Wiria's potatoes -- Section 3. Islands Of the Pacific: Papua - New Guinea. -- Sorcery in Papua -- Hurrell goes to Menyamya and builds a round house -- The Gilbert Islands. -- Assignment with an octopus -- Tonga. -- Will Mariner at the Tongan islands -- The Philippines. -- The son of Rizal -- Indonesia. -- A Javanese wedding -- Section 4. Malaya. -- A drive from Kuala Lumpur to Penang -- A secret fortune-teller -- The Chinese millionaire who longed for the simple life -- Section 5. China. -- The path -- Section 6. Japan. -- The new Japanese woman -- Section 7. North, Central and South America: -- Mexico. -- The Mozo -- Peru. -- Condemned to death -- California. -- The bridges.

Collection of extracts from novels, diaries and letters, articles and short stories.

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Pacific Area--Social life and customs.