LEADER 05375nam 2200817 450 001 9910458523003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-691-60041-4 010 $a1-4008-6494-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400864942 035 $a(CKB)2550000001333130 035 $a(EBL)1700085 035 $a(OCoLC)884012491 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001379932 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11759360 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001379932 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11366012 035 $a(PQKB)10403425 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1700085 035 $a(OCoLC)889254703 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse40252 035 $a(DE-B1597)448060 035 $a(OCoLC)1013956338 035 $a(OCoLC)1029834177 035 $a(OCoLC)1032686947 035 $a(OCoLC)1037979073 035 $a(OCoLC)1041992265 035 $a(OCoLC)1046607902 035 $a(OCoLC)1046739365 035 $a(OCoLC)1047007177 035 $a(OCoLC)922695867 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400864942 035 $a(PPN)223399647 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1700085 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10898973 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL629617 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001333130 100 $a19980610h19991999 uy| 1 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIola?ni, or, Tahi?ti as it was $ea romance /$fby Wilkie Collins ; edited and introduced by Ira B. Nadel 205 $aCore Textbook 210 1$aPrinceton, New Jersey :$cPrinceton University Press,$d[1999] 210 4$d©1999 215 $a1 online resource (250 p.) 225 0 $aPrinceton legacy library 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-03446-X 311 $a1-306-98366-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$tEditorial Policy --$tBibliographical Description --$tNote on the Text --$tIoláni; Or Tahiti As It Was. A Romance --$tBook I --$tBook II --$tBook III --$tList of Variants and Deletions --$tTextual Notes --$tExplanatory Notes 330 $aWritten 150 years ago, never published, and presumed lost for nearly a century, Wilkie Collins's earliest novel now appears in print for the first time. Ioláni is a sensational romance--a tale of terror and suspense, bravery and betrayal, set against the lush backdrop of Tahiti. The book's complicated history is worthy of a writer famous for intricate plots hinging on long-kept secrets. Collins wrote the book as a young man in the early 1840's, twenty years before The Moonstone and The Woman in White made his name among Victorian novelists. He failed to find a publisher for the work, shelved the manuscript for years, and eventually gave it to an acquaintance. It disappeared into the hands of private collectors and remained there--acquiring mythical status as a lost novel--from the turn of the century until its sudden appearance on the rare book market in New York in 1991. This first edition appears with the permission of the new owners, who keep the mystery alive by remaining anonymous. The novel is set in Tahiti prior to European contact. It tells the story of the diabolical high priest, Ioláni , and the heroic young woman, Idüa, who bears his child. Determined to defy the Tahitian custom of killing firstborn children, Idüa and her friend Aimáta flee with the baby and take refuge among Ioláni's enemies. The vengeful priest pursues them, setting into motion a plot that features civil war, sorcery, sacrificial rites, wild madmen, treachery, and love. Collins explores themes that he would return to again and again in his career: oppression by sinister, patriarchal figures; the bravery of forceful, unorthodox women; the psychology of the criminal mind; the hypocrisy of moralists; and Victorian ideas of the exotic. As Ira Nadel shows in his introduction, the novel casts new light on Collins's development as a writer and on the creation of his later masterpieces. A sample page from the manuscript appears as the frontispiece to this edition. The publication of Ioláni is a major literary event: a century and half late, Wilkie Collins makes his literary debut. Originally published in 1999.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. 410 0$aPrinceton Legacy Library 606 $aWomen$zFrench Polynesia$zTahiti (Island)$vFiction 607 $aTahiti (French Polynesia : Island)$xReligious life and customs$vFiction 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWomen 676 $a823/.8 686 $aHL 2503$2rvk 700 $aCollins$b Wilkie$f1824-1889,$0165991 702 $aNadel$b Ira Bruce 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458523003321 996 $aIolani, or, Tahiti as it was$9540886 997 $aUNINA