Project Gutenberg 1998-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 236 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam The Perils of Certain English Prisoners Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Transcribed from the 1894 Chapman and Hall "Christmas Stories" edition by David Price "The Perils of Certain English Prisoners" by Charles Dickens is a fictional narrative written in the mid-19th century. The story commences in the South American waters during the year 1744, focusing on Gill Davis, a private in the Royal Marines, as he embarks on an adventure on the armed sloop Christopher Columbus destined for a small English colony known as Silver-Store. The tale promises elements of exploration, danger, and personal struggles, all reflecting Dickens's signature blend of social commentary and character-driven storytelling. The opening of the book introduces us to Gill Davis, an uneducated but observant private who reflects on his life and the inequalities he perceives between the privileged inhabitants of Silver-Store and his own harsh existence. As the Marines disembark on the island and prepare to confront potential threats from pirates, they meet various colony members, including the enchanting Miss Maryon, whose presence significantly affects Davis. The plot thickens when it is revealed that pirates are lurking nearby, setting the stage for soon-to-come conflict and the unveiling of deeper themes of loyalty, bravery, and betrayal as the characters navigate their fates in this foreign land. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English fiction -- 19th century PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 135344 135225 2025-01-07T17:02:12.716709 2023-10-01T08:50:43.661391 text/html text/html 135000 2020-12-31T13:33:18 text/html 49468 2020-12-31T13:33:18 text/html application/zip 124561 2025-01-07T17:02:18.402632 application/epub+zip 124944 2025-01-07T17:02:15.667653 application/epub+zip 117038 2025-01-07T17:02:14.509642 application/epub+zip 279630 2025-01-07T17:02:20.424640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 269621 2025-01-07T17:02:17.726695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238269 2022-09-01T10:53:56.784678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126495 126429 2025-01-07T17:02:12.397682 2023-10-01T08:50:43.434360 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 126259 2020-12-31T13:33:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48202 2020-12-31T13:33:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19671 2025-01-07T17:02:20.544606 application/rdf+xml 16767 2025-01-07T17:02:15.047638 image/jpeg 3904 2025-01-07T17:02:14.778631 image/jpeg 123590 2025-01-07T17:02:12.730652 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