The White Waterfall

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The White Waterfall

by James Francis Dwyer

EN·~5 hours·27 chapters

Chapters

27 total
1

THE INTERNATIONAL ADVENTURE LIBRARY - THREE OWLS EDITION

0:03
2

TO L.G.D. and G.M.D.

3:32
3

THE WHITE WATERFALL

0:01
4

CHAPTER I - THE SONG OF THE MAORI

13:07
5

CHAPTER II - THE PROFESSOR'S DAUGHTERS

16:42
6

CHAPTER III - A KNIFE FROM THE DARK

14:31
7

CHAPTER IV - THE STORM

17:11
8

CHAPTER V - I MAKE A PROMISE

16:05
9

CHAPTER VI - THE ISLE OF TEARS

19:45
10

CHAPTER VII - THE PIT

15:50

Description

A daring expedition leads two intrepid explorers into the remote islands of the South Pacific, where myth and reality blur beneath swaying palms. From the sleepy streets of Levuka to the enigmatic Isle of Tears, they encounter crumbling stone structures that hint at a forgotten civilization, and hear whispered legends of a “Centipede” ritual that still haunts the islands’ hidden groves.

As the duo navigates treacherous reefs and dense jungles, they are drawn into the fierce customs of a native tribe that tests its warriors in a brutal pit called the Vermilion Pit. Their curiosity soon puts them in the path of ancient rites and mysterious dances, forcing them to confront both the beauty and the darkness that linger in these secluded lands. The story combines vivid travelogue detail with pulse‑quickening suspense, inviting listeners to experience an adventure where every rustle of leaves might conceal a secret waiting to be uncovered.

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Language

en

Duration

~5 hours (339K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Harold Lawson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Release date

2004-01-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

James Francis Dwyer

James Francis Dwyer

1874–1952

A restless, adventurous storyteller, he turned a dramatic early life into a prolific writing career that carried him from Australia to the United States and France. His fiction ranges from mystery and adventure to the uncanny, with a gift for pace and atmosphere.

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