Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 93 Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente 1867 1928 Ibáñez, Vicente Blasco Blasco Ibanez, Vicente Jordan, Charlotte Brewster Mare Nostrum (Our Sea): A Novel Reading ease score: 69.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Charles Aldarondo, GF Untermeyer and PG Distributed Proofreaders "Mare Nostrum (Our Sea): A Novel" by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez is a fictional narrative likely written in the early 20th century. The novel opens with the introduction of a young boy named Ulysses Ferragut, who is enchanted by tales of history and the sea, particularly the life of an empress and the captivating Mediterranean sea. The opening of the novel establishes Ulysses' early life in Valencia, reflecting on his family background and childhood dreams. His father, Don Esteban Ferragut, an aspiring notary, shares stories of history that spark Ulysses' imagination, particularly concerning Doña Constanza, an empress. Ulysses is characterized as a sensitive boy who is drawn to adventure, both through his tales of the sea and his relationship with his uncle, the doctor, nicknamed "Triton". The narrative captures Ulysses’ longing for a life as a sailor, hinting at his destiny intertwined with the Mediterranean, a recurring theme that evokes historical and mythological richness throughout the novel. The exploration of family dynamics and Ulysses’ adventures sets the stage for a coming-of-age story deeply connected to the identity and beauty of the Mediterranean Sea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1005592 1005482 2024-10-05T10:53:23.630100 2023-10-05T10:20:02.610421 text/html text/html 1005585 1005475 2024-10-05T10:53:24.012106 2023-10-05T10:20:02.907410 text/html text/html 471780 2024-10-05T10:53:37.692514 application/epub+zip 488118 2024-10-05T10:53:28.030057 application/epub+zip 461662 2024-10-05T10:53:26.530075 application/epub+zip 837438 2024-10-05T10:53:45.231466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 791958 2024-10-05T10:53:36.691547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 719187 2022-09-06T04:34:15.096079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 933560 933501 2024-10-05T10:53:22.940083 2023-10-05T10:20:02.070413 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 934666 2020-12-26T01:45:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 359844 2020-12-26T01:45:51 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 934661 2020-12-26T01:45:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 359631 2020-12-26T01:45:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21484 2024-10-05T10:53:45.370480 application/rdf+xml 17440 2024-10-05T10:53:27.092070 image/jpeg 4117 2024-10-05T10:53:26.809290 image/jpeg 470147 2024-10-05T10:53:24.097077 application/octet-stream application/zip es.wikipedia en.wikipedia