Project Gutenberg 2006-02-10 Public domain in the USA. 94 Le Gallienne, Richard 1866 1947 Gallienne, Richard Le LeGallienne, Richard Pieces of Eight Being the Authentic Narrative of a Treasure Discovered in the Bahama Islands in the Year 1903 Produced by Jason Isbell, Christine D. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Pieces of Eight" by Richard Le Gallienne is a fictional narrative likely written in the early 20th century. The story follows an adventurous quest for buried treasure in the Bahama Islands, starting with a group that includes the narrator and his friend, Secretary to the Treasury John Saunders. The tale is set in a world tinged with piracy and gold, capturing the mystery of lost fortunes and the lure of adventure. The opening portion introduces the premise of the narrative, which is supposedly based on an authentic account of treasure hunting. The narrator recounts a visit with Saunders in Nassau, where they discuss tales of buried treasure left by pirates. The excitement really kicks off when Saunders reveals a mysterious manuscript detailing the locations of two hidden treasures, allegedly belonging to a pirate named Henry P. Tobias. As the narrative unfolds, the characters' backgrounds and motivations are hinted at, setting the stage for their impending adventure that promises danger, excitement, and the ethical dilemmas of chasing hidden riches. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Treasure troves -- Fiction Bahamas -- Fiction PR Text Pirates, Buccaneers, Corsairs, etc. Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 453489 453497 2024-09-08T04:34:57.623442 2023-09-08T07:02:18.537852 text/html text/html 461096 2006-02-10T06:04:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1024977 2006-02-10T06:04:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1051000 2024-09-08T04:35:04.887898 application/epub+zip 1053294 2024-09-08T04:34:58.769469 application/epub+zip 247713 2024-09-08T04:34:58.170402 application/epub+zip 1186912 2024-09-08T04:35:09.341835 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1155212 2024-09-08T04:35:04.039886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351681 2022-09-08T12:46:41.806232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404991 404893 2024-09-08T04:34:56.593441 2023-09-08T07:02:17.554855 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 404889 2006-02-10T06:04:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 158681 2006-02-10T06:04:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 404907 2006-02-10T06:04:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 158631 2006-02-10T06:04:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21154 2024-09-08T04:35:09.485901 application/rdf+xml 17888 2024-09-08T04:34:58.264418 image/jpeg 2721 2024-09-08T04:34:58.218441 image/jpeg 1031182 2024-09-08T04:34:57.678416 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