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In Mr. Fortune's Maggot, a missionary travels to a remote Pacific island, Fanua, to convert the natives, only to undergo a conversion of his own. As Mr. Fortune develops a deep love for the young boy Leuli, he loses his religious faith. A maggot is a whimsical, humorous tale, and all of Sylvia... read more

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First Sentence

Though the Reverend Timothy Fortune had spent three years in the island of Fanua he had made but one convert.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Sylvia Townsend Warner (Author)

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