Lillian Morris, and Other Stories by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/47527.html.images | 273 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/47527.epub3.images | 707 kB |
Send
to kindle email: |
|||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/47527.epub.images | 712 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/47527.epub.noimages | 148 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/47527.kf8.images | 786 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/47527.kindle.images | 758 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/47527.txt.utf-8 | 240 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/47527/pg47527-h.zip | 682 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Sienkiewicz, Henryk, 1846-1916 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Garrett, Edmund H. (Edmund Henry), 1853-1929 |
| Translator | Curtin, Jeremiah, 1835-1906 |
| Title | Lillian Morris, and Other Stories |
| Note | Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Contents | Lillian Morris -- Sachem -- Yamyol -- The bull-fight. |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Giovanni Fini, Donald Cummings, Bryan Ness, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (https: //archive.org/details/toronto) |
| Summary | "Lillian Morris, and Other Stories" by Henryk Sienkiewicz is a collection of short stories likely written in the late 19th century. The work delves into themes of adventure, human relationships, and the American frontier, highlighted through the character of Ralph, a young Polish emigrant. The opening part specifically focuses on Ralph's journey to California, where he assumes a leadership role in a caravan, emphasizing his growing affection for Lillian Morris. The opening of the story introduces Captain Ralph, who recounts his exciting adventures traveling from New Orleans to the wild landscapes of America, eventually leading a caravan to California during the gold rush. While he grapples with the challenges of leadership and the dangers of the journey, his attention is captivated by Lillian Morris, a delicate young woman traveling with the caravan, whose charm and vulnerability evoke deep feelings in him. As Ralph navigates threats from nature and potential conflicts with his fellow travelers, his protective instincts towards Lillian intensify, suggesting the budding romance between them amid the harsher realities of life on the road. The narrative captures the essence of their growing bond against the backdrop of adventure and peril, setting the stage for their journey and emotional exploration ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Short stories, Polish -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 47527 |
| Release Date | Dec 4, 2014 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jun 15, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 121 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
