Project Gutenberg 2007-09-28 Public domain in the USA. 109 Dard, Charlotte-Adelaïde Dard, Charlotte-Adelaide Picard, Charlotte-Adelaïde Dard Brisson, Pierre-Raymond de 1745 Godin des Odonais, Jean 1712 1792 Odonais, Jean Godin des Maxwell, Patrick 03030628 Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770. Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Perils and Captivity" by Dard, Brisson, and Godin des Odonais is a historical narrative written in the early 19th century. The work recounts the harrowing experiences of the Picard family following the infamous shipwreck of the Medusa in 1816, as well as other accounts of captivity in treacherous environments. The narrative focuses particularly on the family's struggles for survival after being abandoned, delving into themes of despair, the human spirit, and moral dilemmas in the face of calamity. At the start of the book, we learn about the catastrophic shipwreck of the Medusa and its aftermath, during which survivors are left to navigate the treacherous African desert. The Picard family, which comprises nine members, is forced to confront abandonment and horrific conditions while attempting to reach safety. The narrative sets the stage for their journey filled with despair, illness, and the fragile nature of human relationships as they struggle against both nature’s fury and the cruelty of other survivors. Themes of hope and resilience are woven through their harrowing experiences, laying the groundwork for a deeply emotional exploration of human endurance in desperate circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Méduse (Ship) Picard family Godin des Odonais, Isabelle de Grandmaison, 1728?- Shipwrecks -- South Atlantic Ocean Amazon River -- Description and travel Africa, North -- Social life and customs -- 18th century Africa, French-speaking West -- Social life and customs -- 18th century G Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 600024 600025 2024-10-10T05:28:28.170946 2023-09-10T08:44:28.690404 text/html text/html 604712 2007-09-28T09:46:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 217907 2007-09-28T09:46:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 308155 2024-10-10T05:28:39.871851 application/epub+zip 314168 2024-10-10T05:28:32.914885 application/epub+zip 298571 2024-10-10T05:28:30.566901 application/epub+zip 543428 2024-10-10T05:28:45.286808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491850 2024-10-10T05:28:38.603837 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390148 2022-09-10T15:19:17.094768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553485 2024-10-10T05:28:27.078935 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 553830 2007-09-28T09:45:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 206688 2007-09-28T09:46:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 553725 2007-09-28T09:46:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 206590 2007-09-28T09:46:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 553723 2007-09-28T09:46:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 206493 2007-09-28T09:46:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 25356 2024-10-10T05:28:46.139798 application/rdf+xml 13221 2024-10-10T05:28:31.714871 image/jpeg 3331 2024-10-10T05:28:31.152871 image/jpeg 288988 2024-10-10T05:28:28.221945 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