Project Gutenberg 2004-08-22 Public domain in the USA. 79 De Mille, James 1833 1880 Mille, James de DeMille, James Anonymous Christian Christian, Anonymous Sheppard, William Ludwell 1833 1912 Sheppard, W. L. (William Ludwell) The American Baron: A Novel Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Keith M. Eckrich, Curtis Weyant, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) and revised by Louise Hope using page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "The American Baron: A Novel" by James De Mille is a work of fiction written during the late 19th century. The novel follows a party of travelers journeying through the perilous Simplon Pass in the Alps, highlighting the struggles they face with the harsh weather and unexpected dangers, particularly an avalanche that threatens their safety and well-being. At the start of the tale, a group of travelers, primarily women and their chaperon, the Dowager Lady Dalrymple, embark on a sledding expedition to cross the snow-covered mountain route to Italy. As they begin their ascent, the narrative introduces key characters including the charming Mrs. Willoughby and her innocent sister, the young and delicate Minnie Fay. The excitement turns to terror when an avalanche strikes, burying Minnie’s sled, prompting her companions to take desperate measures to save her. This suspenseful opening sets the stage for the intertwining lives and adventures of the characters amid their journey, establishing themes of bravery, romance, and the complexities of human relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 663319 660309 2024-10-06T07:06:50.369466 2023-10-06T08:29:45.855044 text/html text/html 660227 2007-07-17T10:22:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2332368 2020-12-18T02:49:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2416229 2024-10-06T07:07:05.254365 application/epub+zip 2427377 2024-10-06T07:06:55.320409 application/epub+zip 317583 2024-10-06T07:06:52.771453 application/epub+zip 3595909 2024-10-06T07:07:12.051356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3526238 2024-10-06T07:07:03.111389 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501681 2022-09-07T01:12:43.344000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 604051 603778 2024-10-06T07:06:47.537436 2023-10-06T08:29:43.233002 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 603547 2020-12-18T02:49:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 223144 2020-12-18T02:49:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 603560 2020-12-18T02:49:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 223122 2020-12-18T02:49:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21910 2024-10-06T07:07:12.204309 application/rdf+xml 14621 2024-10-06T07:06:53.376415 image/jpeg 4199 2024-10-06T07:06:53.062419 image/jpeg 2404096 2024-10-06T07:06:50.538481 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