Title Narrative of the late George Vason of Nottingham : one of the first missionaries sent out by the London Missionary Society in the ship Duff, Captain Wilson, 1796 : giving an account of his voyage outward, settlement in Tongataboo, apostacy, heathen life, escape from the island, return to England, subsequent life, and death in 1838, aged 66 years ; with a preliminary essay on the geography of the South Sea Islands, also a description of the manners, habits, customs, traditions, &c. &c. of the inhabitants, and a succinct account of the South Sea Island Mission / by James Orange

Published [London] : [John Snow], 1840 Derby : Printed for the author by Henry Mozley and Sons

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Description 1 online resource (236 pages) : illustrations ; 17 cm Series Empire online. Section 4, Religion & Empire Notes Includes index Subject Vason, George, 1771 or 2-1838 London Missionary Society. Missionaries -- Tonga -- Tongatapu Island -- Biography. Missions -- Tonga. Tonga -- Social life and customs. Tonga -- Description and travel. Genre/Form Biographies. Form Electronic book Author Vason, George, 1771 or 2-1838 British Library. Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)

Other Titles Half title: Life of the late George Vason of Nottingham : one of the troop of missionaries first sent to the South Sea Islands by the London Missionary Society in the Ship Duff, Captain Wilson, 1796

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