Imaginary Lives of James Poneke, TheFrom an early age, James Poneke has had to play a role to survive. But what of the real James? While exhibited as a curiosity, a Mori boy turns his gaze on Victorian London. The hour is late. The candle is low. Tomorrow I will see whether it is my friends or a ship homewards I meet. But first I must finish my story for you. My future, my descendant, my mokopuna. Listen. So begins the tale of James Ponekeorphaned son of a chief; ardent student of