Project Gutenberg 2007-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 64 Catherwood, Mary Hartwell 1847 1902 Marianson From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899 Produced by David Widger "Marianson" by Mary Hartwell Catherwood is a historical novel written during the late 19th century. Set against the backdrop of the War of 1812, the story explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the human spirit amidst the turmoil of conflict. The narrative primarily revolves around the encounters between a young Canadian voyageur and a widow living on Mackinac Island as they navigate the dangers presented by the British and Native American alliances. The plot begins with the British landing on Mackinac Island, where a young voyageur, disillusioned by his role in the conflict, flees to a cave to evade capture. Inside the cave, he meets Marianson Bruelle, a widow who maintains a fiercely independent spirit and has a deep connection to her environment. As they share food and shelter, a bond of intimacy develops between them, culminating in a poignant embrace before the voyageur must leave. However, tragedy strikes when the young man is killed by a Sioux, leaving Marianson devastated. The narrative captures a moment in time where love emerges in the face of impending danger, and ends on a haunting note with Marianson grieving in solitude, holding the lifeless body of her beloved against the backdrop of the vibrant natural landscape they inhabited. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Mackinac Island (Mich. : Island) -- Fiction Michigan -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 56740 56749 2024-09-10T07:02:58.041119 2023-09-10T10:18:46.555219 text/html text/html 53738 2021-02-24T22:21:07 text/html; charset=utf-8 54185 2021-02-24T22:21:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 108799 2024-09-10T07:03:01.193103 application/epub+zip 107754 2024-09-10T07:02:59.298129 application/epub+zip 71069 2024-09-10T07:02:58.522116 application/epub+zip 197824 2024-09-10T07:03:02.649116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191088 2024-09-10T07:03:00.686114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169522 2022-09-11T04:39:27.292712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46084 2024-09-10T07:02:57.834135 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46422 2018-03-08T07:42:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 18448 2018-03-18T14:58:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 46065 2007-10-30T08:36:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 18286 2007-10-30T08:36:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 46056 2007-10-30T08:36:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18270 2007-10-30T08:36:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21942 2024-09-10T07:03:02.778092 application/rdf+xml 15326 2024-09-10T07:02:58.852113 image/jpeg 3976 2024-09-10T07:02:58.684123 image/jpeg 108909 2024-09-10T07:02:58.050121 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