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Title: The Yellow Chief
Note: Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England
Summary: "The Yellow Chief" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. Set in the American South during the time of slavery, the story explores the themes of oppression, jealousy, and revenge through vivid depictions of life on a cotton plantation. The opening introduces Blount Blackadder, a young planter abusing his power over Blue Dick, a mulatto slave, culminating in Blue Dick's brutal punishment. Their rivalry involves the quadroon girl Sylvia, which sets the stage for intense conflict and emotional turmoil. The beginning of the novel presents a dramatic scene on the Blackadder plantation, where Blount Blackadder orders the cruel punishment of Blue Dick as retribution for a personal vendetta involving Sylvia. Blount's sadistic eagerness to humiliate Blue Dick, coupled with the indifferent spectatorship of Clara Blackadder, his sister, paints a bleak picture of the era’s brutality. As Blue Dick suffers under the punishment, a rivalry between the characters becomes evident, culminating in tragic events that foreshadow violence and loss, particularly with Blue Dick's subsequent disappearance and the discovery of Sylvia's lifeless body. This opening sets a dark tone for the narrative, hinting at the intertwining fates of the characters amidst the harsh realities of their societal confines. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Reid, Mayne, 1818-1883
EBook No.: 36603
Published: Jul 3, 2011
Downloads: 89
Language: English
Subject: Indians of North America -- Fiction
Subject: California -- Fiction
Subject: Wagon trains -- Fiction
Subject: Vicksburg (Miss.) -- Fiction
Subject: South Platte River Valley (Colo. and Neb.) -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
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Title: The Yellow Chief
Note: Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England
Summary: "The Yellow Chief" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. Set in the American South during the time of slavery, the story explores the themes of oppression, jealousy, and revenge through vivid depictions of life on a cotton plantation. The opening introduces Blount Blackadder, a young planter abusing his power over Blue Dick, a mulatto slave, culminating in Blue Dick's brutal punishment. Their rivalry involves the quadroon girl Sylvia, which sets the stage for intense conflict and emotional turmoil. The beginning of the novel presents a dramatic scene on the Blackadder plantation, where Blount Blackadder orders the cruel punishment of Blue Dick as retribution for a personal vendetta involving Sylvia. Blount's sadistic eagerness to humiliate Blue Dick, coupled with the indifferent spectatorship of Clara Blackadder, his sister, paints a bleak picture of the era’s brutality. As Blue Dick suffers under the punishment, a rivalry between the characters becomes evident, culminating in tragic events that foreshadow violence and loss, particularly with Blue Dick's subsequent disappearance and the discovery of Sylvia's lifeless body. This opening sets a dark tone for the narrative, hinting at the intertwining fates of the characters amidst the harsh realities of their societal confines. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Reid, Mayne, 1818-1883
EBook No.: 36603
Published: Jul 3, 2011
Downloads: 89
Language: English
Subject: Indians of North America -- Fiction
Subject: California -- Fiction
Subject: Wagon trains -- Fiction
Subject: Vicksburg (Miss.) -- Fiction
Subject: South Platte River Valley (Colo. and Neb.) -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.