A Point of Theology on Maduro single work   short story  
Alternative title: A Point of Theology on Majuro
Issue Details: First known date: 1898... 1898 A Point of Theology on Maduro
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A local man returns to his island with his granddaughter after thirty years absence. He and his granddaughter have adopted the Catholic religion, but during his absence the islanders have become Protestants and, led by the Hawaiian missionary teacher, persecute him and his granddaughter, refusing them land and sustenance. When a trader, Macpherson, tries to help the old man his store is tabooed by the islanders and he appeals to the captain of a visiting ship for assistance.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Rodman the Boatsteerer and Other Stories Louis Becke , London : T. Fisher Unwin , 1898 Z87612 1898 selected work short story London : T. Fisher Unwin , 1898 pg. 21 - 33
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Town and Country Journal vol. 56 no. 1468 26 March 1898 Z622452 1898 newspaper issue 1898 pg. 9
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon South Sea Supercargo Louis Becke , A. Grove Day (editor), Brisbane : Jacaranda Press , 1967 Z539022 1967 selected work short story A collection of stories, some of which feature Becke's alter ego, Tom Denison. Others are apparently based on his one-time employer in Apia, Mrs Mary Macfarlane, and the blackbirder 'Bully' Hayes, as well as other characters he encountered in his Pacific wanderings. The stories draw heavily on Becke's own experiences and certainly have autobiographical components but they are not, as Professor Day's introduction implies, autobiographical in the strictest sense of the word. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press , 1967 pg. 115 - 123
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