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Excerpt: "The title of this work would probably convey no definite idea to the minds of most Europeans; it might be considered as merely a figurative expression. It is otherwise with the native of Hindostan. The Black Waters are to him those that cut off from happiness and home the criminals of that vast region to which he belongs. Beyond the Black Waters lie the Andaman Islands, where, at the present time, about thirteen thousand convicts of both sexes—thieves, murderers, and murderesses—endure the punishment of exile, the due reward of their crimes. A kind of mysterious pall seems to hang over the isles beyond the Black Waters. The convicts are under Government protection and Government control; nor can there be communication with them (at any rate with those confined in jail) without Government permission. The criminals are not treated harshly; the place of their exile is fruitful and fair. Nature smiles upon the Andaman Islands; it is man, guilty man, who seems to have forgotten how to smile. To turn to a brighter part of the background of my tale: the stories of the Karens, their traditions, and of the remarkable man who stands amongst them conspicuous as a lighthouse at night, are no invention of mine. These belong to fact and not to fiction. If I would fain awaken pity for the sinners, I would also kindle admiration for the saints, and a keener and more practical interest in England and America for missionary labours in the lands of the East."
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GenreTravel, Biography and Memoir
Length5 hrs 52 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 15, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Beyond
19CHAPTER XVII. IN THE FOREST.
2Preface.
20CHAPTER XVIII. RESCUED.
3CHAPTER I. NEWLY ARRIVED.
21CHAPTER XIX. THE PREACHER.
4CHAPTER II. THE PRODIGY.
22CHAPTER XX. DARK MEMORIES.
5CHAPTER III. DEAD OR ALIVE?
23CHAPTER XXI. CONFESSION.
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6CHAPTER IV. THE MYSTERIOUS CLOUD.
24CHAPTER XXII. HOME AGAIN.
7CHAPTER V. ANCIENT TRADITIONS.
25CHAPTER XXIII. AN ORDEAL.
8CHAPTER VI. MODERN THEORIES.
26CHAPTER XXIV. CHRISTMAS.
9CHAPTER VII. EXPECTED AND WELCOMED.
27CHAPTER XXV. FAREWELL.
10CHAPTER VIII. A REFUSAL.
28CHAPTER XXVI. PRISON LIFE.
11CHAPTER IX. QUIET CONVERSE.
29CHAPTER XXVII. ADVENTURES OF AN OWL.
12CHAPTER X. THE SCORPION’S STING.
30CHAPTER XXVIII. UNWILLING WITNESSES.
13CHAPTER XI. A PRESCRIPTION.
31CHAPTER XXIX. THE SENTENCE.
14CHAPTER XII. CONJECTURES.
32CHAPTER XXX. CONSOLATION.
15CHAPTER XIII. THE EXPEDITION.
33CHAPTER XXXI. THE VOYAGE.
16CHAPTER XIV. A DISCOVERY.
34CHAPTER XXXII. CONCLUSION.
17CHAPTER XV. MOUNT AND AWAY.
35APPENDIX.
18CHAPTER XVI. THE LONE VILLAGE.
36Footnotes.
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