
In Search of the Castaways Book Three Chapter XIII - The sacred Mountain
In which the fugitives, pursued by a fierce Maori tribe, find refuge atop the sacred Maunganamu mountain, where the tabooed burial site of the chief Kara-Tete offers them temporary sanctuary from thei...
10 Aug 27min

In Search of the Castaways Book Three Chapter XI - The Chief's Funeral
In which the solemn customs of the Maori tribe unfold around the funeral of their chief Kara-Tete, marked by the powerful and pervasive influence of the “taboo” that governs every action and thought o...
9 Aug 16min

In Search of the Castaways Book Three Chapter XII - Strangely liberated
In which the captives of the Ware-Atoua resolve themselves with solemn dignity for the grim fate that awaits them, only to discover a secret passage being fashioned by a mysterious hand, leading to a ...
9 Aug 22min

In Search of the Castaways Book Three Chapter X - A momentous Interview
In which a party of English captives finds themselves confined within a formidable Maori fortress beside the tumultuous lake of Taupo, amidst an atmosphere charged with sorrow and wrath following a gr...
8 Aug 16min

In Search of the Castaways Book Three Chapter IX - Introduction to the Cannibals
In which a dense morning mist lifts to reveal a formidable Maori chief and his warriors rowing a long canoe upon the sacred Waikato River, bearing ten European captives, including Glenarvan and Lady H...
8 Aug 15min

In Search of the Castaways Book Three Chapter VII - The Maori War
In which a violent storm compels the travellers to seek shelter in a sea-carved grotto, prompting a discourse on the historical and ongoing conflict between the indigenous Maori tribes and the English...
7 Aug 11min

In Search of the Castaways Book Three Chapter VIII - On the Road to Auckland
In which a small party sets out on a challenging eight-day trek across the verdant yet tangled plains and scrublands of New Zealand, guided by the ever-curious and cautious Paganel, who seeks both saf...
7 Aug 11min

In Search of the Castaways Book Three Chapter VI - The dreaded Country
In which our intrepid travellers engineer a sturdy raft from the wreckage of their ill-fated ship and brave a perilous nine-mile journey toward the forbidding coast of New Zealand, navigating treacher...
6 Aug 14min


















