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The Great Taboo

Grant Allen

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Let the Shadows come forward," the chief said, looking up with an air of dignity.

A good-looking young man, and the girl who said her name was Mali, stepped forth from the crowd, and fell on their knees before him.

The chief laid his hand on the young man's shoulder and raised him up. "The Shadow of the King of the Rain," he cried, turning him three times round. "Follow him in all his incomings and his outgoings, and serve him faithfully! Taboo! Taboo! Pass within the sacred circle!"

He clapped his hands. The young man crossed the line with a sort of reverent reluctance, and took his place within the ring, close up to Felix.

The chief laid his hand on Mali's shoulder. "The Shadow of the Queen of the Clouds," he said, turning her three times round. "Follow her in all her incomings and outgoings, and serve her faithfully. Taboo! Taboo! Pass within the sacred circle!"

Then he waved bot. . . Read More

Community Reviews

An interesting read and I will definitely be reading more by Grant Allen. He's not up there with the greats like H Rider Haggard, Conan Doyle etc. but it was still a good read very heavily laden with the attitudes, prejudices and social hangups of the time. But that's part of what makes reading thes

A good read if you like late nineteenth century south seas adventure novels. Contains the racism and sexism inherent at the time, of course, along with the dismissal of non-Christian religion.