Louis Becke
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st aus ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A. Grove Day's literary biography chronicles the remarkable life of Louis Becke, the nineteenth-century Australian author whose vivid tales of the South Pacific earned him international acclaim during the 1890s. Day presents a thorough portrait of Becke's adventurous existence — from his years as a trader, beachcomber, and occasional outlaw across Micronesia and Polynesia to his transformation into one of the most widely read writers of his era. With a scholarly yet accessible tone, the biography uncovers the raw, often dangerous experiences that fueled Becke's fiction, illustrating how his firsthand knowledge of island life lent his stories an authenticity that captivated readers from London to New York. Day also argues for a reassessment of Becke's literary legacy, positioning him as a significant, if underappreciated, figure in the tradition of Pacific literature alongside contemporaries like Robert Louis Stevenson and Jack London. This authoritative work stands as the definitive account of a writer whose life was every bit as dramatic as the tales he told.
Author: A. Grove Day
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, Hill of Content
Edition: 1st aus ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A. Grove Day's literary biography chronicles the remarkable life of Louis Becke, the nineteenth-century Australian author whose vivid tales of the South Pacific earned him international acclaim during the 1890s. Day presents a thorough portrait of Becke's adventurous existence — from his years as a trader, beachcomber, and occasional outlaw across Micronesia and Polynesia to his transformation into one of the most widely read writers of his era. With a scholarly yet accessible tone, the biography uncovers the raw, often dangerous experiences that fueled Becke's fiction, illustrating how his firsthand knowledge of island life lent his stories an authenticity that captivated readers from London to New York. Day also argues for a reassessment of Becke's literary legacy, positioning him as a significant, if underappreciated, figure in the tradition of Pacific literature alongside contemporaries like Robert Louis Stevenson and Jack London. This authoritative work stands as the definitive account of a writer whose life was every bit as dramatic as the tales he told.