Project Gutenberg 2010-03-17 Public domain in the USA. 90 Pyle, Howard 1853 1911 The Rose of Paradise Being a detailed account of certain adventures that happened to captain John Mackra, in connection with the famous pirate, Edward England, in the year 1720, off the Island of Juanna in the Mozambique Channel; writ by himself, and now for the first time published Reading ease score: 68.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Hillie Plantinga and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Rose of Paradise" by Howard Pyle is a historical adventure novel written in the late 19th century. The story narrates the high-seas adventures of Captain John Mackra, who becomes embroiled in a perilous situation involving pirates, particularly the infamous Captain Edward England, set in the early 18th century. The book promises a tale filled with intrigue, danger, and the complexities of maritime life, centering around the treasured gemstone, "The Rose of Paradise." The opening of the novel introduces Captain Mackra as he receives important orders while commanding the East India Company's ship, the "Cassandra", destined for Bombay. Mackra learns of a crucial mission involving a significant monetary transfer tied to the local King's dealings and the ongoing threat of pirate activity in the waters near the Island of Juanna. The narrative reveals the characters aboard the ship, including Captain Leach and various passengers, as Mackra grapples with his unease towards Leach despite his outward charm. As the "Cassandra" anchors off Juanna, the tension builds with the looming threat of pirates, setting the stage for the volatile adventures that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31673/31673-h/images/frontispiece.jpg en Pirates -- Fiction Mozambique Channel -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 260835 260833 2024-12-13T12:23:05.968754 2023-09-14T05:39:17.451589 text/html text/html 261621 2010-03-17T09:22:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 931894 2010-03-17T09:22:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1009372 2024-12-13T12:23:12.466582 application/epub+zip 1011633 2024-12-13T12:23:08.009603 application/epub+zip 164847 2024-12-13T12:23:06.722656 application/epub+zip 1154402 2024-12-13T12:23:15.862567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1120417 2024-12-13T12:23:11.626621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198255 2022-09-14T14:15:53.647176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229236 229004 2024-12-13T12:23:05.288650 2023-09-14T05:39:16.937621 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 229433 2010-03-17T09:22:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 83838 2010-03-17T09:22:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20352 2024-12-13T12:23:16.003562 application/rdf+xml 12324 2024-12-13T12:23:07.311626 image/jpeg 3436 2024-12-13T12:23:07.026608 image/jpeg 996108 2024-12-13T12:23:06.016642 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