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Curiosities of savage life : second series

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"Modern incredulity as to the present existence of the bona fide savage, 1; the savage considered mentally and morally- his domestic life- his bed, his toilet, his board- man flesh- going to market for a joint of it- a picture with no bright side, 3; the author's proposition as to the division of his book- from the cradle to the kite and top- to the miseries and joys of courtship- to the marriage altar- to the larder- to the soothing pipe- to the sick couch and devil-doctor- to the battle-field- to the civil and criminal law court- to the abode of the rainmaker and the witch-finder- to the temple of heathen worship- to the grave, 8."--Introductory.

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Curiosities of savage life (Alternate title)

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London, England, United Kingdom

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Curiosities of savage life : second series

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Curiosities of savage life (Alternate title)

Primary Maker

Henry Woods (Engraver)
Friedrich Keyl (Illustrator)
Harden Melville (Illustrator)
R. Huttula (Illustrator)
James Greenwood (Author)

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S. O. Beeton, 248 Strand, W. C.

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London, England, United Kingdom

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1864

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418, 8 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits, plates ; 22 cm

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English

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Bib record

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First edition

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Primitive societies

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[Keywords: Wood engravings--1863]

Includes bibliographical references to New Zealand. "First series" & "Second series" on each spine. *First edition of a compendium, illustrated by Harden S. Melville, artist on the Fly expedition in the Great Barrier Reef and Northern Australia in 1841. The work includes Melville's own description of the local tribesman Neinmal, who was taken on board the Fly at Port Essington, as well as his depiction of 'Surf Swimming off the coast of Hawaii'. References to Australia and the Pacific are found throughout, including descriptions of "the ceremony of 'Kebarrah' among the Bushmen of Australia", 'Australian Kuri dance and other corroborees', 'a Port Essington swell', or 'the affecting narrative of Jacky-Jacky' (the story of the only survivor of the Kennedy expedition).

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James Grenwood (1832-1927) was an English journalist and writer focusing on broad social issues.

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Last Update

07 May 2026

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