Project Gutenberg 2010-06-22 Public domain in the USA. 145 Russell, John 1885 1956 Where the Pavement Ends Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. The fourth man -- The lost god -- The passion vine -- The price of the head -- The slanted beam -- The red mark -- East of eastward -- Jetsam -- The adversary -- Meaning: chase yourself -- The wicks of Macassar -- Doubloon gold -- The practicing of Christopher -- Amok. E-text prepared by the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading team "Where the Pavement Ends" by John Russell is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with the dramatic escape of three white convicts from a penal colony, showcasing themes of survival and desperation. The trio is led by a brilliant but morally ambiguous doctor, Dr. Dubosc, who orchestrates their flight with the help of a local native, referred to simply as the Canaque, whose presence introduces complexities regarding race and survival. The opening of the novel sets an intense tone as the convicts find themselves on a precarious raft at sea, struggling against despair while relying on the leadership of Dubosc. As they face both external dangers from the sea and their internal conflicts, we are introduced to the dynamics between the characters and their differing attitudes towards freedom and desperation. Amidst their desperate plight, the Canaque's unique role becomes central, representing both an aid and a source of tension among the escapees, revealing underlying themes of racial perceptions and the indomitable will to survive in a hostile environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Manners and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 614974 614804 2024-10-14T05:22:19.935187 2023-09-14T10:01:33.020697 text/html text/html 616266 2010-06-22T16:32:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 737526 2010-06-22T16:36:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 801094 2024-10-14T05:22:32.152142 application/epub+zip 807458 2024-10-14T05:22:23.801179 application/epub+zip 328517 2024-10-14T05:22:22.126201 application/epub+zip 1069859 2024-10-14T05:22:38.271134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1023827 2024-10-14T05:22:30.892121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503238 2022-09-15T07:06:38.712184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571204 571137 2024-10-14T05:22:18.057222 2023-09-14T10:01:31.485704 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 570964 2010-06-22T16:29:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 232504 2010-06-22T16:29:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 570972 2010-06-22T16:29:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 232448 2010-06-22T16:29:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21593 2024-10-14T05:22:38.409088 application/rdf+xml 14275 2024-10-14T05:22:22.709162 image/jpeg 3969 2024-10-14T05:22:22.422273 image/jpeg 871823 2024-10-14T05:22:20.007183 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