Project Gutenberg 2010-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 85 Alexis, Willibald 1798 1871 Alexis, W. (Willibald) Alexis, Wilibald Häring, Georg Wilhelm Heinrich Haring, Georg Wilhelm Heinrich Häring, Wilhelm Scott, Walter 1771 1832 Scott, Sir Walter Malagrowther, Malachi Cleishbotham, Jedediah Templeton, Laurence De Quincey, Thomas 1785 1859 Quincey, Thomas de Quincy, Thomas de Kvinsi, Tomas de DeQuincey, Thomas Walladmor, Vol. 1 (of 2) "Freely Translated into German from the English of Sir Walter Scott." And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. Reading ease score: 61.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. "The 3-volume German original was fictitiously attributed to Sir Walter Scott, but actually written by G.W.H. Häring (under the pseud. of Willibald Alexis). It was freely adapted into English by Thomas De Quincey." Produced by Charles Bowen, from scans obtained for the Internet Archive "Walladmor, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by Willibald Alexis is a historical novel written in the early 19th century. The narrative begins with a dramatic shipwreck event involving a young man named Bertram, who finds himself navigating the perils of the Welsh coast after surviving a maritime disaster. The story appears to explore themes of survival, human moral dilemmas, and the complexities of identity as Bertram encounters various characters and situations that challenge his ethical beliefs. The opening of the novel plunges the reader into a gripping scene as the vessel Halcyon is struck by calamity, leading to its explosion and the subsequent fight for survival in the turbulent sea. Bertram is thrust into a chaotic encounter with another drowning man, showcasing themes of desperation and the struggle for life. Rescued by fishermen, he soon finds himself in the care of an enigmatic old woman in a dilapidated hut, and his subsequent attempts to comprehend his predicament hint at a world full of danger and intrigue that stretches beyond his immediate circumstance. The backdrop of the Welsh coast is vividly evoked, hinting at a blend of natural beauty and lurking threats awaiting Bertram as the plot unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 292061 289201 2024-11-13T11:35:30.626771 2023-09-14T05:19:21.188757 text/html text/html 288089 2021-01-06T06:41:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 108742 2021-01-06T06:41:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 191109 2024-11-13T11:35:38.221888 application/epub+zip 196010 2024-11-13T11:35:33.805751 application/epub+zip 179434 2024-11-13T11:35:32.530781 application/epub+zip 375450 2024-11-13T11:35:41.619735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353932 2024-11-13T11:35:37.400743 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235197 2022-09-14T13:15:47.715674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264663 264609 2024-11-13T11:35:29.950760 2023-09-14T05:19:20.664736 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 264506 2021-01-06T06:41:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 104714 2021-01-06T06:41:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 264504 2021-01-06T06:41:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104651 2021-01-06T06:41:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23445 2024-11-13T11:35:41.801701 application/rdf+xml 15246 2024-11-13T11:35:33.067757 image/jpeg 4234 2024-11-13T11:35:32.800757 image/jpeg 188048 2024-11-13T11:35:30.651791 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 en.wikipedia