Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 66 Curwood, James Oliver 1878 1927 Curwood, James-Oliver The Alaskan Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Charles Aldarondo, Charlie Kirschner, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Alaskan" by James Oliver Curwood is a novel set in the early 20th century that explores themes of adventure, nature, and the exploration of the Alaskan frontier. The story is introduced through the presence of its central character, Captain Rifle, an old and experienced sea captain, and Mary Standish, a young woman traveling through Alaska who harbors her own secrets and desires. The novel captures the rugged beauty of the Alaskan landscape as well as the contrasting human emotions and missions of its characters. The opening of "The Alaskan" establishes an atmospheric setting as Captain Rifle navigates the ship through the icy waters of Alaska, relishing the beauty and potential danger of his surroundings. Mary Standish is introduced as a mysterious and somewhat troubled character, seemingly escaping from something in her past. Their interactions reveal a complex relationship as the captain becomes a guardian figure for Mary, who appears to be both enchanted and haunted by her journey. A tension builds as Captain Rifle senses her unease without her revealing it fully, laying the groundwork for future conflicts and revelations in this captivating narrative of emotional discovery and the spirit of adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Alaska -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 496429 496318 2024-10-05T14:48:23.476486 2023-10-05T13:32:13.780507 text/html text/html 513385 2021-05-31T09:01:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1118096 2021-05-31T09:10:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1081498 2024-10-05T14:48:29.694493 application/epub+zip 1082203 2024-10-05T14:48:24.276492 application/epub+zip 287813 2024-10-05T14:48:23.858500 application/epub+zip 1199041 2024-10-05T14:48:34.110464 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1166156 2024-10-05T14:48:29.330480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93736 2022-09-06T17:31:27.962882 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472888 472805 2024-10-05T14:48:22.748642 2023-10-05T13:32:13.072505 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 472699 2021-05-31T09:09:23 text/plain; charset=utf-8 173629 2021-05-31T09:09:49 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19595 2024-10-05T14:48:34.242434 application/rdf+xml 12844 2024-10-05T14:48:23.961495 image/jpeg 1974 2024-10-05T14:48:23.909494 image/jpeg 1117523 2024-10-05T14:48:23.537529 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia