Category: Short Stories

Âmona; The Child; And The Beast; And Others From "The Strange Adventure of James Shervinton, and Other Stories" - 1902

Becke, Louis, 1855-1913· 2 chapters· 8,288 words

Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.” Of his miserableness there was no doubt, for Denison, who lived in the same house as he did, was a daily witness of it—and his happiness. Also, he was a kan...

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1. Part 1

Âmona was, as his master so frequently told him—accentuating the remark with a blow or a kick—only “a miserable kanaka.” Of his miserableness there was no doubt, for Denison, wh...

2. Part 2

“Granny!” said the big brother, “you’re too funky to give it a proper pull,” and pushing us aside, he grasped the pendant handle and gave a sharp pull. There was no answering so...