xvi, 254 pages, 48 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents
Life in the home of a Fijian prince -- My further adventure with Ratu Lala -- Among ex-cannibals in Fiji -- "Mock war-scene" at the chief's house -- At home among Filipinos and Negritos -- A chapter of accidents -- On the war trail in cannibal Papua -- We are attacked by night -- On the war-trail once more -- We return from Dobodura -- Our discovery of flat-footed lake dwellers -- On the war-path in Borneo -- Home-life among head-hunting Dayaks -- Visit to the bird's-nest caves of Gomanton
Summary
Based on letters written home from when the author visited the region. Due to the brevity of said letters it isn't scientific but relates some of the more interesting incidents that gives a general impression of his life among the people of the area.
