Les Oeuvres de James Norman Hall

Les Oeuvres de James Norman Hall Les descendants de Hall, étonnés de constater que les romans originaux en Anglais de James Norman Hall étaient peu connus à Tahiti, décidèrent de les faire traduire en Français. Dès lors, l’authentique plaisir de pouvoir effeuiller et découvrir ces livres écrits au XIXè siècle…

The Far lands James Norman Hall Boston, Little, Brown, 1938 This is a wonderful tale in its own right, and although it does not pretend to be an accurate retelling on the Tongan or any other Polynesian people's creation story, it can be seen and understood as such by Western…

A Word for His Sponsor: A Narrative Poem James Norman Hall Boston, Little, Brown, 1949 Is it allegory? A dream or nightmare? A fantasy?...Only in the form he has chosen - a narrative poem interpersed with verse, ostensibly from other pens - could this strange story be told in such…

The High Barbaree James Norman Hall Boston, Little, Brown, 1945 Charles Nordhoff is listed as the co-author. But this is James Norman Hall's book. Entirely. It is apparent in everything from the childhood setting in Iowa to the imagery that also appears in other books that Hall had already finished…

Lost Island James Norman Hall Boston, Little, Brown, 1944 This is the story of a motu, a pin point of Polynesia, drowsing in the Pacific, untouched by the war. This is the story of George Dodd, an American engineer from Detroit who lands on the tiny island with a blueprint…

Uner a Thatched Roof James Norman Hall Houghton Mifflin Company, 1942 An urbane and scholarly sheaf of essays, revealing a side of the Nordhoff and Hall team that is a surprise. Poetic, rambling, with touches of humor and a fey quality -- a far cry from straight story telling. There's…

Men without country James Norman Hall & Charles Nordhoff Boston, Little, Brown, 1942 "Men without Country" is the exciting story within a story of an American journalist who, while visiting free French fighting Germans at a hidden airfield in England, encounters an even more exciting tale. The Captain of the…

Botany Bay James Norman Hall & Charles Nordhoff Boston, Little, Brown, 1941 One of Nordhoff/Hall's less recognized novels, Botany Bay deserves better attention. It seems almost of the time (1831) from which it looks back over the events of the life of Hugh Tallant, an American caught up in poverty…

Doctor Dogbody's Leg James Norman Hall Atlantic, Little, Brown, 1940 James Norman Hall is best known as the co-author of the classic Bounty trilogy. In his later years, his favorite work was writing the tales spun by Dr. Dogbody, a peg-legged old salt who never lets the truth get in…

No more gas James Norman Hall & Charles Nordhoff The World Publishing Company, 1946 This is a great story with strong moral message about a family whose greatest happiness was having fun and being happy within the family but squandered any financial gain. The movie "The Tuttles of Tahiti" with…

Oh Millersville ! James Norman Hall Prairie Press, Muscatine, Iowa, 1940 This little Iowa schoolgirl of eighty years ago completely captured the hearts of America’s leading book critics, and she will yours: “Oh Millersvillel is a collection of juvenilia that no American will want to see pass away. Fern Gravel…

The Friends James Norman Hall The Prairie Press, Muscatine, Iowa, 1939 Superb, bright, tight first edition of this tribute in verse from the American writer (1887-1951) best known for co-authoring "Mutiny on the Bounty" and its sequels to his friend, poet Edwin Arlington Robinson (1879-1935). Où acheter ?  Partager…

The Dark river James Norman Hall & Charles Nordhoff Boston, Little, Brown, 1938 A cultural and geographical picture of Tahiti as it was during the early 20th Century. Two young Englishmen stop there on a tour of the south seas. Both fall in love with the people and landscape. This…

The Bounty Trilogy James Norman Hall & Charles Nordhoff Boston, Little, Brown, 1951 The story of the Bounty will be told as long as men sail the sea. The storytelling genius of the authors finds here a canvas filled with color, action and adventure. Readers will realize, as did the…

The Hurricane James Norman Hall & Charles Nordhoff ‎ Triangle Books, 1940 The acclaimed novel of love and courage in a world threatened by devastation. A novel of brave and beautiful people...of a young outlaw and his sensuous bride...of survival, of love and courage. A story of elemental terror, of…

Mother Goose Land James Norman Hall Houghton Mifflin Company, 1930 Seven-year-old Roger Avery takes a trip to Mother Goose Land, where he meets several nursery rhyme characters, including Miss Muffet, the crooked man and his crooked house, and the cow who jumped over the moon. Où acheter ?  Partager…

The Tale of A Shipwreck James Norman Hall ‎ Houghton Mifflin, 1934 Great book about a voyage Hall made to Pitcairn's Island, the place where the Bounty Mutineers took up home. Not only does it talk about Bligh and his amazing voyage home, it tells about the trouble that Hall…

Pitcairn's island James Norman Hall & Charles Nordhoff Boston, Little, Brown, 1934 Pitcairn's Island is the most ambitious of the three books in the Bounty Trilogy. In fact, it is likely the most ambitious book Nordhoff and Hall ever undertook. In relating the story of the Bounty mutineers' escape and…

Men Against the Sea James Norman Hall & Charles Nordhoff Boston, Little, Brown, 1934 Captain Bligh is my hero. I know: you’re likely reading that statement and assuming that I’ve gone off the deep end. Captain Bligh, a hero?! But I’m not alone in saying that. So says Thomas Ledward,…

Mutiny on the Bounty James Norman Hall & Charles Nordhoff Boston, Little, Brown, 1932 Mutiny on the Bounty, romantic novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, published in 1932. The vivid narrative is based on an actual mutiny, that against Capt. William Bligh of the HMS Bounty in 1789.…

Flying with Chaucer James Norman Hall Houghton Mifflin, 1930 This little book carries James Norman Hall's thoughts about his "escape" from POW confinement in Germany at the end of WW1 and about one of his favorite books, Chaucer's "Tales". He wonders about the life of a book - who owned…

Falcons of France A Tale of Youth and the Air Charles Nordhoff & James Norman Hall Boston, Little, Brown, 1936 First they learned to fly penguins-tricky birds that almost never flew in a straight line.Then, the best of them, went on to master the coveted Hispano Spads, sleek ships that…

mid-pacific James Norman Hall Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1928 Many of the essays and true stories in this collection can also be found in some of James Norman Hall's other works, specifically, his autobiography and a posthumous collection entitled, The Forgotten One. No matter. The ones already read are well worth…

On the Stream of travel James Norman Hall Houghton Mifflin Company, 1926. The Constitution of the United States and its amendments are clearly explained phrase-by-phrase in this revised edition. Through instantaneous communication by audio and visual mass media, contemporary American society is constantly made aware of the vital impact of…

Faery Lands of the South Seas James Norman Hall & Charles Nordhoff New York, Harper, 1921 There is much magic in this book. Its authors, Nordhoff and Hall, take you to a place and time that has vanished from history--the South Seas in the immediate aftermath of World War I.…

The Lafayette Flying Corps during the first world war James Norman Hall & Charles Nordhoff Houghton Mifflin, Boston 1920 There can be few who have heard of the Lafayette Flying Corps who are unaware of its history. It was, of course, comprised of the American pilots who volunteered to fight…