Project Gutenberg 2009-02-03 Public domain in the USA. 79 Reid, Mayne 1818 1883 Mayne-Reid, Captain Reid, Thomas Mayne The Plant Hunters: Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Plant Hunters: Adventures Among the Himalaya Mountains" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the thrilling and challenging lives of botanical collectors, referred to as "plant-hunters," who dedicate their lives to the discovery and collection of rare plants from remote locations. The narrative is introduced through the lens of a young Bavarian botanist named Karl Linden, who embarks on an expedition to the Himalayan mountains accompanied by his brother Caspar and a local guide, Ossaroo. At the start of the story, the reader is introduced to the concept of plant-hunting, which involves significant hardship and adventure as these intrepid collectors traverses through rugged terrains, jungles, and mountains to gather rare specimens for gardens and nurseries. The opening of the book establishes Karl Linden's background as a passionate botanist and details his motivations for joining this unconventional profession. The stage is set for thrilling explorations into the exotic flora and fauna of the Himalayas, as well as potential encounters with wild animals, hinting at the adventures and trials that await in this rich and wild setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction Brothers -- Fiction Himalaya Mountains -- Fiction Plant collectors -- Fiction PR PZ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 542543 542532 2024-11-12T06:45:49.212767 2023-09-12T09:57:58.525644 text/html text/html 545044 2009-02-03T13:13:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 871986 2009-02-03T13:13:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 983075 2024-11-12T06:46:00.135767 application/epub+zip 990875 2024-11-12T06:45:53.533769 application/epub+zip 268234 2024-11-12T06:45:51.949771 application/epub+zip 1289592 2024-11-12T06:46:04.953729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1273086 2024-11-12T06:45:59.031758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 456191 2022-09-13T06:12:47.789179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522229 522204 2024-11-12T06:45:48.301773 2023-09-12T09:57:57.774648 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 522024 2009-02-03T13:13:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 194376 2009-02-03T13:13:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20784 2024-11-12T06:46:05.083694 application/rdf+xml 21421 2024-11-12T06:45:52.505764 image/jpeg 4459 2024-11-12T06:45:52.226757 image/jpeg 964466 2024-11-12T06:45:49.288938 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