Diary, 27 April 1897-06 July 1897

 
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Edgell was accompanied on this voyage by Cecil Wilson, the Bishop of Melanesia. The diary describes the voyage from Norfolk Island to Ambrym and Pentecost, arrival at the villages of Raga and Opa, meetings with teachers and villagers, impressions of the villages, church and vicarage, Edgell's relations with Wilson, church services, insects and rats, Edgell's study of the Raga and Opa languages, conflicts between indigenous groups, journeys between villages, dances, and the return to Norfolk Island.
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