Project Gutenberg 2006-12-08 Public domain in the USA. 71 Munn, Charles Clark 1848 1917 Pocket Island: A Story of Country Life in New England Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Pocket Island: A Story of Country Life in New England" by Charles Clark Munn is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds around the clandestine activities of a Polish Jew, named Captain Wolf, and a roving Micmac Indian as they engage in smuggling liquor along the Maine coast. Central to the plot is Pocket Island, a mysterious and eerie location that serves as a hideout in their illegal endeavors, embodying both danger and intrigue. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to the chance alliance of Captain Wolf and the Indian, who embark on a partnership to profit from the smuggling trade. The opening chapters vividly describe the island’s geography and its chilling history, hinting at ominous undertones. The duo's activities are fraught with tension, showcasing Wolf’s cunning and greed, contrasted with the Indian's indifference to the material wealth involved. As the story develops, it hints at deeper consequences of their illegal operations, setting the stage for conflicts and moral dilemmas that may arise as a result of their actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en New England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 309287 309095 2024-10-09T03:41:13.795651 2023-09-09T06:37:09.124031 text/html text/html 289621 2023-12-05T20:01:59 text/html 201248 2024-10-09T03:41:18.709362 application/epub+zip 203275 2024-10-09T03:41:14.548390 application/epub+zip 191724 2024-10-09T03:41:14.143416 application/epub+zip 301522 2024-10-09T03:41:22.205348 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267435 2024-10-09T03:41:18.297349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295125 2022-09-09T12:31:20.716364 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279512 279486 2024-10-09T03:41:13.283417 2023-09-09T06:37:08.583011 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 259669 2023-12-05T20:20:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16991 2024-10-09T03:41:22.336376 application/rdf+xml 9820 2024-10-09T03:41:14.265370 image/jpeg 1969 2024-10-09T03:41:14.194384 image/jpeg 184167 2024-10-09T03:41:13.828410 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