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The narrative concerns Alan Richards, the sole survivor of a pearling lugger wrecked during a typhoon. He sets out to recover the pearls, travelling across the island. His adventures as he treks through the thick jungle include trying to avoid being killed by the island's head-hunting inhabitants.