The Outcasts by William Alexander Fraser
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/19387.html.images | 152 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/19387.epub3.images | 608 kB |
Send
to kindle email: |
|||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/19387.epub.images | 605 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/19387.epub.noimages | 119 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/19387.kf8.images | 696 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/19387.kindle.images | 672 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/19387.txt.utf-8 | 120 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/19387/pg19387-h.zip | 758 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
About this eBook
| Author | Fraser, William Alexander, 1859-1933 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Heming, Arthur, 1871-1940 |
| Title | The Outcasts |
| Note | Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Suzan Flanagan and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries) |
| Summary | "The Outcasts" by W. A. Fraser is a novel written in the early 20th century. This narrative follows the journey of A'tim, a half-wolf, half-huskie dog, who finds himself an outcast in the wilderness of North America, wandering near the Blood Indians' territory. The story explores themes of isolation, survival, and the complex relationship between humans and animals, as A'tim interacts with both fellow outcasts and hunters in his quest for sustenance and a sense of belonging. At the start of the book, we meet A'tim, who is deeply aware of his hungry existence and the precariousness of life as a mixed breed shunned by both wolves and dogs. The opening scenes depict his thoughts while he lurks near the camps of the Blood Indians, pondering the upcoming buffalo hunt. A'tim's interactions with Shag, an old buffalo bull who shares his status as an outcast, reveal their mutual understanding and camaraderie, despite their very different natures. As they discuss the impending buffalo run set to occur, A'tim’s selfish desires emerge, hinting at darker intentions fueled by desperation and need. Their conversation sets the stage for future encounters and conflicts, emphasizing the theme of survival in a world rife with danger and deception. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Animals -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 19387 |
| Release Date | Sep 26, 2006 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 92 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
