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The Heathen

Jack London

First published March 1995
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

A pearl-buyer named Charley is a passenger on a ship in the South Seas crewed by Hawaiians; when a storm destroys the ship, a crewman named Otoo saves Charley's life, and they are the sole survivors. For the rest of his life, Otoo accompanies Charley everywhere, guiding, helping, and protecting him.

First published in Everybody's Magazine, August 1910.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
March 1995 Cover The Scarlet Plague and Other Stories Sutton Publishing Collection 80