Project Gutenberg 2016-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 92 King, Charles 1844 1933 Rancho Del Muerto, and Other Stories of Adventure by Various Authors, from "Outing" Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rancho del muerto / Charles King -- A mighty hunter before the Lord / Virginius Dabney -- A Cohutta Valley shooting match / Will N. Harben -- Moeran's moose / Ed. W. Sandys -- The mystery of a Christmas hunt / Talbot Torrance -- Herne the hunter / William Perry Brown -- Uncle Duke's "B'ar" story / Lillian Gilfillan -- A cigarette from Carconto / Edward French -- Antaeus / Frank M. Bicknell -- Which Miss Charteris? / C.G. Rodgers -- The bear's-head brooch / Ernest Ingersoll -- Miss Gwynne's burglar / Violet E. Mitchell -- The lady in rouge / W.E.P. French -- The breaking of winter / Patience Stapleton -- Cynthy's Joe / Clara Sprague Ross. Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "Rancho Del Muerto" by Charles King is a collection of adventure stories written in the late 19th century. The narrative primarily centers around themes of danger, intrigue, and the complexities of relationships in the lawless landscape of Arizona, particularly involving a character named Lieutenant Adriance as he investigates the unsolved murder of Sergeant Dinsmore and navigates his feelings for Isabel, the daughter of the ranch owner, Pedro Ruiz. At the start of the story, the paymaster Major Sherrick and his clerk, Mr. Staines, arrive at Rancho Del Muerto under tense circumstances, as it bears a reputation linked to violence and crime. The narrative intensifies with the introduction of a sinister and mysterious atmosphere, where warnings of danger loom amidst the scenery of the desolate landscape. As Major Sherrick grapples with his suspicions about the ranch's proprietor, Pedro Ruiz, readers are drawn into the escalating tension involving a prior murder, the maiden's predicament, and the paymaster's unfolding narrative. The opening reveals a blend of adventure, romance, and a struggle for justice against the backdrop of the wild West. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Short stories Adventure stories Hunting stories PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 558756 558745 2024-10-21T15:30:19.525773 2023-09-22T12:07:24.170469 text/html text/html 574599 2021-02-25T09:18:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 35798818 2021-02-25T09:18:17 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 13965272 2024-10-21T15:30:36.876709 application/epub+zip 13942433 2024-10-21T15:30:23.829778 application/epub+zip 287370 2024-10-21T15:30:21.009745 application/epub+zip 14051109 2024-10-21T15:30:45.614636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 13996219 2024-10-21T15:30:32.153736 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396098 2022-09-23T16:50:30.004216 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 458158 458081 2024-10-21T15:30:17.372777 2023-09-22T12:07:19.658418 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 463837 2018-03-15T16:44:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 186087 2018-03-15T16:45:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 458306 2016-05-01T13:35:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 185382 2016-05-01T13:36:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 458298 2016-05-01T13:35:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 185349 2016-05-01T13:36:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24469 2024-10-21T15:30:46.227637 application/rdf+xml 13752 2024-10-21T15:30:21.248745 image/jpeg 2289 2024-10-21T15:30:21.132760 image/jpeg 33982082 2024-10-21T15:30:20.412775 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