"South-Sea Idyls" is a collection of poems written by Charles Warren Stoddard. Published in 1873, the book reflects Stoddard's experiences and impressions during his travels through the South Pacific islands. Charles Warren Stoddard (1843–1909) was an American author, poet, and travel writer. In "South-Sea Idyls," Stoddard likely captures the beauty, culture, and atmosphere of the South Pacific islands, offering readers a poetic exploration of the region. The collection may include verses that evoke the tropical landscapes, indigenous cultures, and the unique charm of the South Seas. Stoddard's work often romanticized and celebrated the exotic allure of the Pacific islands. For readers interested in 19th-century poetry, travel literature, and depictions of the South Pacific, "South-Sea Idyls" by Charles Warren Stoddard provides a poetic journey into the enchanting landscapes and cultures of the region.

"South-Sea Idyls" by Charles Warren Stoddard is a travelogue told in a series of letters to his friends back home in San Francisco published in 1873. His writing beautifully depicts how simply the South Seas islanders lived and describes the native traditions and the mesmerizing sunsets.

Sixteen tales of various islands in the Pacific Ocean.

An important contribution to the rapidly growing field of gay literary criticism and scholarship, this volume contains well-written and intelligently argued essays on the the homosexual tradition in Western literature. The first book of its kind, Essays on Gay Literature investigates the ways in which homosexuality has been viewed by a variety of authors from the Middle Ages to the present, including William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, E. M. Forster, James Merrill, Henry James, and William Faulkner.

In April 1890 the steamer Janet Nicoll set off from Sydney for a three-month trading voyage through the central and western Pacific. Aboard were seven white men, a crew of forty islanders, and one woman: a short-haired, barefoot, cigarette-smoking American, Fanny Van de Grift Stevenson, wife of the famous novelist Robert Louis Stevenson. The Cruise of the Janet Nichol is Fannys account of her journey with her husband and grown son through what are today the Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati and the Marshall Islands.