Project Gutenberg 2011-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 48 Fletcher, Samuel Fire Cloud; Or, The Mysterious Cave. A Story of Indians and Pirates. Reading ease score: 73.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Fire Cloud; Or, The Mysterious Cave. A Story of Indians and Pirates" by Samuel Fletcher is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a pirate captain, Flint, and his crew, who have kidnapped the daughter of a merchant, Hellena Rosenthrall, leading to a web of intrigue involving Native American characters and legends. The narrative hints at themes of greed, betrayal, and the supernatural, particularly through the mysterious cave that plays a central role in the unfolding drama. The opening of the book sets the stage with a deep sense of mystery and foreshadowing. It begins with the assertion that the tale may be based on actual events narrated by an old man, Ben Miller, which adds an air of authenticity. We are introduced to Captain Flint, who has kidnapped Hellena for his own ulterior motives and is using the perceived dangers from an Indian chief, Fire Cloud, to mask his actions. The dialogue between Flint's crew reveals their unease about the girl's presence and the moral dilemmas they face. As the tale unfolds, the cave becomes a sanctuary of secrets and possible supernatural occurrences, hinting at an intriguing blend of adventure and horror that promises to engage the reader further. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/37006/37006-h/images/cover.jpg en Indians of North America -- Fiction Pirates -- Fiction New York (State) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 197742 197428 2024-10-15T15:10:23.827760 2023-09-16T07:35:46.479214 text/html text/html 192540 2021-01-08T00:39:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 255892 2021-01-08T00:39:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 276478 2024-10-15T15:10:27.317746 application/epub+zip 278505 2024-10-15T15:10:24.386759 application/epub+zip 137434 2024-10-15T15:10:24.092771 application/epub+zip 358265 2024-10-15T15:10:29.772783 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341065 2024-10-15T15:10:27.027756 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200198 2022-09-17T04:36:37.494612 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176551 176464 2024-10-15T15:10:23.325746 2023-09-16T07:35:45.963201 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 176254 2021-01-08T00:39:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64214 2021-01-08T00:39:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19839 2024-10-15T15:10:29.911725 application/rdf+xml 30782 2024-10-15T15:10:24.191779 image/jpeg 4316 2024-10-15T15:10:24.140773 image/jpeg 256770 2024-10-15T15:10:23.848768 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