Project Gutenberg 2010-01-26 Public domain in the USA. 91 Hyne, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright 1866 1944 Hyne, Cutcliffe Cutcliffe-Hyne, Charles John Hyne, C. J. Cutcliffe (Charles John Cutcliffe) Cutcliffe-Hyne, C. J. The Recipe for Diamonds Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Recipe for Diamonds" by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around adventure, exploration, and the pursuit of a legendary recipe that purportedly allows the creation of diamonds. Key characters include Slidey Methuen, a somewhat disillusioned Englishman, and Michael Cospatric, who unexpectedly reunites with Methuen in a Norse wilderness, leading them into an intriguing quest. At the start of the novel, the scene is set with Slidey Methuen, an experienced hunter, reflecting on his luck while pursuing game in Norway. After successfully hunting a large elk, he and his companion Ulus find themselves stranded due to worsening weather conditions. They stumble upon an abandoned hut where they plan to wait out the storm. However, the narrative takes a turn when they accidentally encounter a stranger, Cospatric, who has appeared out of the dark, wet wilderness. The two former acquaintances share stories and ultimately decide to embark on a quest that could lead them to a historical recipe, hinting at adventures beyond mere hunting, encompassing elements of treachery and pursuit. The opening sets the stage for a journey filled with camaraderie, danger, and high-stakes thrill, captivating readers with both vivid imagery and engaging character dynamics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Adventure stories PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 369448 366659 2024-10-13T08:52:28.502079 2023-09-13T12:53:36.407568 text/html text/html 362189 2021-01-06T01:42:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 367314 2021-01-06T01:42:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 518644 2024-10-13T08:52:37.344020 application/epub+zip 523049 2024-10-13T08:52:31.839040 application/epub+zip 208847 2024-10-13T08:52:30.474046 application/epub+zip 699185 2024-10-13T08:52:41.502023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 678467 2024-10-13T08:52:36.449058 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344719 2022-08-14T08:23:33.057484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342585 342495 2024-10-13T08:52:27.497090 2023-09-13T12:53:35.582560 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 342414 2021-01-06T01:42:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 140046 2021-01-06T01:42:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 342411 2021-01-06T01:42:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 139932 2021-01-06T01:42:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21763 2024-10-13T08:52:41.640990 application/rdf+xml 13360 2024-10-13T08:52:31.038079 image/jpeg 3630 2024-10-13T08:52:30.756061 image/jpeg 449002 2024-10-13T08:52:28.547060 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