Project Gutenberg 2005-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 199 Melville, Herman 1819 1891 Melville, Hermann Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile Reading ease score: 69.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Dave Maddock, Mary Meehan and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile" by Herman Melville is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story follows the character of Israel Potter, a soldier and a patriotic American, who becomes estranged from his homeland during the Revolutionary War and confronts various adventures and hardships during his long exile in England. The novel explores themes of identity, freedom, and the often stark realities of war and displacement. At the start of the novel, the reader is introduced to Israel Potter's birthplace in the rugged landscapes of Berkshire, Massachusetts. The narrative describes the natural beauty of the area and hints at the difficulties that Israel will later face. Despite his idyllic childhood, Israel's early life is marked by familial conflicts and unrequited love, leading him to leave his home in search of greater opportunities. His journey begins with a series of youthful adventures that lead him into the heart of the Revolutionary War, setting the stage for further trials as he navigates his way through personal and national strife while ultimately longing for a return to his home. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Potter, Israel, 1744-1826? -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 434535 434638 2024-10-07T05:28:36.355935 2023-09-07T07:11:11.884085 text/html text/html 448047 2022-06-14T23:36:29 text/html 274871 2024-10-07T05:28:45.315900 application/epub+zip 274495 2024-10-07T05:28:39.652928 application/epub+zip 270871 2024-10-07T05:28:38.362933 application/epub+zip 479824 2024-10-07T05:28:49.767844 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453796 2024-10-07T05:28:44.491884 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369925 2022-09-07T21:39:49.480158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413095 413039 2024-10-07T05:28:35.608952 2023-09-07T07:11:11.251085 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 412765 2022-06-14T23:40:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19100 2024-10-07T05:28:49.892841 application/rdf+xml 16660 2024-10-07T05:28:38.910910 image/jpeg 3981 2024-10-07T05:28:38.636909 image/jpeg 164700 2022-06-14T23:41:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 168903 2022-06-14T23:41:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 236100 2024-10-07T05:28:36.394940 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