Project Gutenberg 2012-03-16 Public domain in the USA. 85 Dalton, William 1821 1875 The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China Reading ease score: 63.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The War Tiger" by William Dalton is a historical fiction novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a young sea chief, Nicholas Chin-Chi-Loong, and his companion Chow as they navigate the turbulent times of the conquest of China by the Tartars, focusing on themes of bravery, treachery, and resilience against powerful foes. Their adventures intertwine personal ambition and the larger conflicts arising from political instability in the empire. The opening of the narrative introduces readers to the socio-political landscape of China, where multiple factions vie for power amidst the crumbling Ming dynasty. Nicholas is depicted as a strong and intelligent character, poised to prove his mettle as he embarks on a mission to deliver a critical letter to the Emperor. We also meet Chow, a boy from a noble family who becomes Nicholas's loyal companion after a dramatic rescue at sea. The early chapters set the stage for their forthcoming trials, including encounters with corrupt officials, rogue factions, and the bond that forms between them as they face adversities, laying groundwork for both action and character development as they aim to thwart treachery and protect their homeland. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39163/39163-h/images/cover.jpg en China -- History -- Tatar Conquest, 1643-1644 -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Fiction 504801 504807 2024-10-16T13:07:39.812435 2023-09-17T07:15:16.638379 text/html text/html 503799 2012-03-16T09:57:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 676640 2012-03-16T09:57:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 737720 2024-10-16T13:07:45.665480 application/epub+zip 742602 2024-10-16T13:07:40.644549 application/epub+zip 245175 2024-10-16T13:07:40.236454 application/epub+zip 912063 2024-10-16T13:07:50.311369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 868012 2024-10-16T13:07:45.242429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371695 2022-09-18T03:59:31.731060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 483277 483175 2024-10-16T13:07:38.871482 2023-09-17T07:15:15.964362 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 483334 2012-03-16T09:57:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 178601 2012-03-16T09:57:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 483325 2012-03-16T09:57:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 178575 2012-03-16T09:57:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21687 2024-10-16T13:07:50.443452 application/rdf+xml 18999 2024-10-16T13:07:40.316568 image/jpeg 2883 2024-10-16T13:07:40.277436 image/jpeg 679012 2024-10-16T13:07:39.869555 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