H. Rider Haggard
When the World Shook
A writer of adventure stories indulges in a sudden urge to travel to the islands of the Pacific, and soon finds himself shipwrecked on a remote South Sea island.
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Description
When the World Shook tells the story of Humphrey Arbuthnot, a writer of adventure stories, and the deathbed promise of his wife that the two would meet again.
Arbuthnot, along with his friends Bickley and Bastin, set sail for the Pacific where they promptly encounter a storm and abandon ship. When they awaken they find themselves on the island of Orofena, where they anger the island natives and are soon forced to flee after making an astounding discovery.