Project Gutenberg 2012-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 157 Henty, G. A. (George Alfred) 1832 1902 Henty, George Alfred Henty, G.A. Rainey, W. (William) 1852 1936 Rainey, William Rainey, H. W. (H. William) Rainey, W. A Roving Commission; Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Roving Commission; Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti" by G. A. Henty is a historical adventure novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative is set against the tumultuous backdrop of the Haitian Revolution, focusing on the impact of the insurrection on both the enslaved population and the colonists. The protagonist, Nat Glover, is a young midshipman whose journey leads him from the British naval vessel "Orpheus" to the heart of the conflict in Haiti. At the start of the novel, the preface sets a grim tone, detailing the atrocities committed during the insurrection and contrasting them with the relative conditions under French colonial rule. The chapter opens with Nat Glover's reluctance towards his given name and introduces his camaraderie aboard the ship. He goes ashore at Cape François, where he quickly finds himself in a dangerous situation, saving a young girl from a bloodhound. This act of bravery injures him, leading to a significant turn in his adventures, as he meets other characters and becomes entwined in the conflicts of the region. This opening establishes not only the setting and context but also hints at themes of bravery, conflict, and the personal struggles Nat will face as he navigates through the chaos of revolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Sea stories Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Young men -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Islands -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Pirates -- Juvenile fiction Seafaring life -- Juvenile fiction Sailors -- Juvenile fiction Cruelty -- Juvenile fiction Enslaved persons -- Juvenile fiction Courage -- Juvenile fiction Youth and death -- Juvenile fiction Massacres -- Juvenile fiction Haiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804 -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Fiction 797994 798004 2024-09-16T10:20:22.150633 2023-09-17T05:21:04.969651 text/html text/html 802948 2012-02-04T09:51:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5689603 2012-02-04T09:51:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2527260 2024-09-16T10:20:33.946588 application/epub+zip 2534438 2024-09-16T10:20:24.833650 application/epub+zip 378342 2024-09-16T10:20:23.282623 application/epub+zip 2917616 2024-09-16T10:20:40.491533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2855190 2024-09-16T10:20:32.535573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 701670 2022-09-17T16:26:33.689943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 740625 740435 2024-09-16T10:20:20.299679 2023-09-17T05:21:03.266632 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 740347 2012-02-04T09:51:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 268774 2012-02-04T09:51:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 740351 2012-02-04T09:51:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 268705 2012-02-04T09:51:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 25066 2024-09-16T10:20:40.742544 application/rdf+xml 24416 2024-09-16T10:20:23.685626 image/jpeg 4759 2024-09-16T10:20:23.480627 image/jpeg 5800135 2024-09-16T10:20:22.288661 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